"Where Was I" is a song written by

Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

and

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

, 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

Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: "Somebod ...

. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from the album ''

A Bridge I Didn't Burn ''A Bridge I Didn't Burn'' is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The tracks "A Couple of Good Years Left" and "Where Was I" were released as singles. The first failed to reach the top 40 while the latter pe ...

''. The song reached number 20 on the ''

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chart, and was the last top 40 country hit of his career.

Chart performance

"Where Was I" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 15, 1994.

References

1994 singles Ricky Van Shelton songs Songs written by Gary Burr Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions 1993 songs Songs written by Harry Stinson (musician) {{1994-country-song-stub