This Ain't My First Rodeo
Appearance
"This Ain't My First Rodeo" | ||||
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B-side | "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)" | |||
Released | July 23, 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vern Gosdin, Hank Cochran, Max D. Barnes | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Montgomery | |||
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"This Ain't My First Rodeo" is a song co-written and recorded by American
10 Years of Greatest Hits. Gosdin wrote the song with Hank Cochran and Max D. Barnes
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Background
Gosdin credited the genesis of the song to a workman who used the idiomatic expression which became the song's title:
- "I was wanting an addition put on my house, an extra room over my garage. I met with the carpenters one morning, then left my house and drove to Nashville for the day. When I got home, they had almost finished the addition. I complimented them on their work, and one guy said, 'This ain't our first rodeo.' I went into the house and jotted that down, then wrote the song later with Hank [Cochran] and Max [D. Barnes]."[1]
Content
The lyrics explain a tale of experience, including these repeated lines:
- This ain't the first time this old cowboy's been throwed
- This ain't the first I've seen this dog and pony show
- Honey, This ain't my first rodeo
Chart performance
The song was number 10 in Radio and Records during the week of November 26, 1990.[2] It reached number 14 on Hot Country Songs.
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 19 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 14 |
Notes
- ^ Whiteside, Jonny. (1997). Ramblin' Rose: the Life and Career of Rose Maddox, p. 40.
- ^ Stambler, Eric et al. (200). Country Music: The Encyclopedia, p. 189., p. 189, at Google Books
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9162." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 17, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Vern Gosdin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
References
- Stambler, Irwin and Grelun Landon. (2000). Country music: the Encyclopedia. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312151218; OCLC 223221169
- Whiteside, Jonny. (1997). Ramblin' Rose: the Life and Career of Rose Maddox. Nashville, Tennessee: Country Music Foundation Press. ISBN 9780826512697; OCLC 166509294