Queen of Memphis

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"Queen of Memphis"
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Single by Confederate Railroad
from the album Confederate Railroad
B-side "Jesus and Mama"
ReleasedDecember 1992
Genre Country rock
Length3:20
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Dave Gibson, Kathy Louvin
Producer(s) Barry Beckett
Confederate Railroad singles chronology
"Jesus and Mama"
(1992)
"Queen of Memphis"
(1992)
"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
(1993)

"Queen of Memphis" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Kathy Louvin, and recorded by American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album Confederate Railroad . It peaked at number 2 in the United States (behind "What Part of No" by Lorrie Morgan), and number 3 in Canada. It is the band's highest-peaking single.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by John Ware and premiered in early 1993 and features former NFL coach Jerry Glanville.

Chart positions

Chart (1992-1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 50
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 58

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References

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  2. "Confederate Railroad Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  4. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.