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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, ...
Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter and actor.. Billy Joe was a prominent figure in the outlaw country genre. [4] He is considered one of the great American songwriters of his generation.
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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]
"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: 3.
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.
Paradise is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson.It was released in 1996 under the BNA Records label. The album produced the singles: "Paradise" (also recorded by Pirates of the Mississippi on their 1995 album Paradise), which peaked at 26 on United States Country charts and 21 on Canadian charts, "Long Hard Lesson Learned", which peaked at 51 and "My Kind ...