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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]
"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" (1981) " 1959 " is a song written by Gary Gentry, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson .
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.
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In addition, Shaver's song I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal, was chosen as the closing music for Macdonald's posthumous Netflix comedy release of 2022 Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special. Shaver's voice is heard on the themes to the Adult Swim television show Squidbillies.
"I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" is a country music song written by Glenn Ray. Three versions of the song have charted. The first, released in 1975 by Bobby Wright on ABC Records. [1]
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]
No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" Billy Joe Shaver: 3:47: 2. "I Love You a Thousand Ways" Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck: 3:05