"Chiseled in Stone" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Vern Gosdin Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number One: " I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You ...

. It was released in August 1988 as the third single and title track from the album ''

Chiseled in Stone "Chiseled in Stone" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in August 1988 as the third single and title track from the album '' Chiseled in Stone''. The song reached #6 on the '' Billboard ...

''. The song reached #6 on the ''

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chart. Gosdin wrote the song with

Max D. Barnes Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee, where he di ...

. "Chiseled in Stone" won the

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award in 1989. The backing vocals you hear in the song is a country artist who tours extensively with Gosdin by the name of Rodney Collins from the Second Hand Smoke Band.

Chart performance

References

1988 singles Vern Gosdin songs Songs written by Max D. Barnes Songs written by Vern Gosdin Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Columbia Records singles 1988 songs {{1988-country-song-stub