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"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" is a song written and originally recorded by Billy Joe Shaver. American country music artist John Anderson released the song in March 1981 as the first single from his album John Anderson 2. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
John Anderson 2 is the second studio album by American country music artist John Anderson, released in 1981 under Warner Bros. Records. [3] The album includes the singles "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" and "Chicken Truck".
The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song's b-side, "I Love You a Thousand Ways", charted at number 54 in the U.S. and number 11 in Canada. Anderson wrote the song with Monroe Fields and Ervan James Parker. "Chicken Truck" was later the B-side to Anderson's 1984 single "Eye of a Hurricane".
A steady stream of singles through the late 1970s and early 1980s continued to build Anderson's name in the country genre. The song "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" from the 1981 album John Anderson 2 netted Anderson a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. [7]
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I Just Came Home to Count the Memories is the third studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. [4] It was released in October 1981 under Warner Bros. Records. Three singles were released from this album, which were "Would You Catch A Falling Star", "I Danced With The San Antone Rose", and the title track. The middle failed to ...
The album itself is dedicated to Shaver, stating "may he live forever." The song "Hank" was originally recorded by Eleven Hundred Springs and released on their 2004 album, Bandwagon under the title, "Hank Williams Wouldn't Make It Now In Nashville, Tennessee". The last track features Randy Crouch singing lead vocals on the song, "Hope You Make It."
Sins, Lies and Angels is the fifth album by Canadian country music singer Jason McCoy. "Old Chunk of Coal" is a cover of the John Anderson song "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)".