"A Bitter End" is a song co-written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Deryl Dodd Deryl Dwaine Dodd (born April 12, 1964) is an American Texas country music artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a lead guitar player, background vocalist and songwriter. A ...

. It was released in September 1998 as the first single from the album ''

''. The song reached #26 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Dodd and

Kenny Beard Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin. Biography Kenny Beard was born February 26, 1959, in Ringgold, Louisiana. He moved to ...

Critical reception

A review of the album in ''Billboard'' stated that the song was a "classic 'woe is lonely me' weeper."

Chart performance

References

1998 singles 1998 songs Deryl Dodd songs Songs written by Kenny Beard Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey Columbia Records singles {{1998-country-song-stub