"By the Book" 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 Michael Peterson. It was released in September 1998 as the fifth and final single from his 1997 album '' Michael Peterson''. The song reached No. 19 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Peterson wrote the song with

Robert Ellis Orrall Robert Ellis Orrall (born May 4, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene ...

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1998 singles 1997 songs Michael Peterson (singer) songs Songs written by Robert Ellis Orrall Songs written by Michael Peterson (singer) Song recordings produced by Josh Leo Reprise Records singles {{1997-country-song-stub