"If I Was a Drinkin' Man" is a song written by

Byron Hill Byron Hill (born December 12, 1953), is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Living and working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than forty years, his songs have been recorded by many Country and Pop artists. Musi ...

and J.B. Rudd, 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

Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy, is an American country music singer. He has released 10 studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. Although he first charted on ...

. It was released in August 1995 as the third single from the album ''

You Gotta Love That ''You Gotta Love That!'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 via Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title t ...

''. The song reached #16 on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of ''

'' gave the song a positive review, saying that it was a "thoughtful ballad" and that "McCoy has a warmth to his voice".

Chart performance

References

1995 singles 1994 songs Neal McCoy songs Songs written by Byron Hill Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Atlantic Records singles Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller {{1995-country-song-stub