"Drinking Champagne" is a song written by

Bill Mack William or Bill Mack may refer to: * William Mack (Ontario politician) (1828–1897), Ontario businessman and political figure * William L. Mack (1924–2009), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada * William Mack (judge) (1904–1979), ...

. He released the first version of the song on Pike Records in the mid-sixties. The song grabbed nationwide attention when the version by Cal Smith reached #35 on the country music charts in

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

. The tune also was a local hit in the late sixties by Hawaii's

Myra English Myra English (February 22, 1933 – March 29, 2001) was a popular performer and celebrity in Hawaii, known as "The Champagne Lady" of Music of Hawaii, Hawaiian music. In 1968, she zoomed to the top of the local record chart with her hit “Drinkin ...

. Jerry Lee Lewis released a version of the song on his 1973 album, ''Live at the International''. It was covered in 1990 by

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

, whose version was the second single from his album '' Livin' It Up''. The song reached #4 on the ''

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

chart in October 1990.''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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Chart performance

Cal Smith

George Strait

Year-end charts

Other recordings

*Bill Mack 1967, *Billy Walker 1968, *Faron Young 1969, *Ray Price 1969 *Jimmy Dallas (e.g. Keith Kissee) 1972 *Jim Ed Brown 1973 *Don Gibson 1973 *Mickey Gilley 1975, *Dean Martin 1983 *Willie Nelson 2010

References

Drinking songs 1960s songs 1968 singles 1973 singles 1990 singles Cal Smith songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs George Strait songs Songs about alcohol Songs written by Bill Mack Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles Year of song missing {{1960s-country-song-stub