One Night at a Time

"One Night at a Time"
Single by George Strait
from the album Carrying Your Love With Me
B-side	Won't You Come Home (and Talk To a Stranger)
Released	March 10, 1997
Format	CD single, cassette single
Recorded	September 26, 1996 (1996-09-26)[1]
Genre	Country music
Length	3:49
Label	MCA Records
Writer(s)	Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, Earl Bud Lee
Producer	Tony Brown and George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"King of the Mountain" (1996) "One Night at a Time" (1997) "Carrying Your Love With Me" (1997)

"One Night at a Time" is the title of a song written by Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon and Earl Bud Lee, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1997 as the first single from his album, Carrying Your Love With Me. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that while it has a little more pop-leaning production than a normal Strait record, the melody is "pretty and the flourishes of Mexicali-sounding guitar riffs add an intriguing flavor." He goes on to say that the song has a "light summertime feel to it."^[2]

Chart positions

"One Night at a Time" debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	59
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Rumor Has It" by Clay Walker	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 26-May 24, 1997	Succeeded by "Sittin' on Go" by Bryan White
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 12-May 26, 1997	Succeeded by "Sad Lookin' Moon" by Alabama

References

1. ^ (2000) Album notes for Latest Greatest Sraitest Hits by George Strait [CD]. MCA Nashville.
2. ^ Billboard, March 15, 1997