"Once Upon a Lifetime" is a song written by
Gary Baker and
Frank J. Myers
Frank Joseph Myers (born July 3, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has received multiple awards including a Grammy for "Best Country Song" which he and frequent songwriting partner Gary Baker (forme ...
, 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, ...
group
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album ''
American Pride''. The song reached No. 3 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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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 March 1993.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
In other media
The song can be heard playing in the background of the security camera video of the
1993 murder of Texas convenience store clerk Pete Shrum, which was shown on many television news programs and documentaries in the 1990s, as well as the direct-to-video series ''Banned from Television''. Per a station identification heard after the murder occurs, the radio station playing inside the store at the time was
KPLX in
Dallas-Fort Worth.
GRAPHIC - Convenience store owner shot to death
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References
1992 singles
Alabama (American band) songs
Songs written by Gary Baker (songwriter)
Songs written by Frank J. Myers
Song recordings produced by Josh Leo
RCA Records Nashville singles
1992 songs
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