Don't She Look Good (song)

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"Don't She Look Good"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Don't She Look Good
B-side"I'm Just Gone"
ReleasedAugust 1972 (1972-08)
RecordedJune 29, 1972
StudioBradley Studio
Genre
Length2:07
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Jerry Chesnut
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"All the Lonely Women in the World"
(1972)
"Don't She Look Good"
(1972)
"If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)"
(1973)

"Don't She Look Good" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut that was recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1972 via Decca Records and became a major hit the same year.

Background and release[edit]

"Don't She Look Good" was recorded on June 29, 1972, at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the same session: "Watching It" and "I m Just Gone."[2]

"Don't She Look Good" was released as a single by Decca Records in August 1972.[3] The song spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number two in May 1972.[4] In Canada, the single reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart.[5] It was released on his 1972 LP of the same name, Don't She Look Good.[2]

Track listings[edit]

7" vinyl single[6]

  • "Don't She Look Good" – 2:07
  • "I'm Just Gone" – 2:35

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM) 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Don't She Look Good: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Bill (November 1972). "Don't She Look Good (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ ""Don't She Look Good" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Bill Anderson -- "Don't She Look Good" (1972, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2020.