Rollin' with the Flow
| "Rollin' with the Flow" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "To Sing a Love Song" |
"Rollin' with the Flow" is a song, written and recorded by T.G. Sheppard in 1975 on his debut album "T.G. Sheppard" but was first released in 1977, by American country music artist Charlie Rich. The single was his eighth Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.[1] "Rollin' with the Flow" also crossed over into the top-40 of the adult contemporary music charts and narrowly missed the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 101 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.
Content
The mid-tempo song is sung from the perspective of a man who, despite being at an age when most of his peers have started raising families (at least 30 years old according to the second line), still lives a hard-partying, rock-and-roll lifestyle more in tune with far younger men. The song also makes reference to his Christian faith, noting that he knows he cannot continue like this in heaven (thus why he does it while he is still alive) and that he will eventually be forgiven, not just by Jesus, but his "crazy friends" as well.
Chart performance
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 32 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 100 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 35 |
Mark Chesnutt version
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In 2007, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version which is the title song for an album released on June 24, 2008. Chesnutt's cover version has entered the country music charts, becoming his first Top 40 hit since "I'm a Saint" in late 2004-early 2005, peaking at number 25. It was released thirty years after Rich's version.
Chart performance
| Chart (2007-08) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 25 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 289.
- ^ "Charlie Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Charlie Rich Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Charlie Rich Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.