"Walk a Little Straighter" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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Billy Currington William Matthew Currington (born November 19, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2003, he has released seven studio albums for the label: his self-titled debut (2003), '' Doin' Someth ...

. It was released in April 2003 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. ''

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chart. Currington wrote this song with

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Carson Chamberlain Carson Chamberlain (born in Berea, Kentucky) is an American songwriter, record producer and session musician who works mainly in the field of country music. He worked as a bandleader and steel guitarist for Keith Whitley until Whitley died in 1 ...

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Currington wrote the chorus to "Walk a Little Straighter" when he was twelve years old. The song is about witnessing his own father's

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, and how he wishes not to pass that trait onto his own children.

Chart performance

"Walk a Little Straighter" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 2003.

Year-end charts

References

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