Set 'Em Up Joe
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| "Set 'Em Up Joe" | ||||
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| Single by Vern Gosdin | ||||
| from the album Chiseled in Stone | ||||
| B-side | "There Ain't Nothing Wrong (Just Ain't Nothing Right)" | |||
| Released | April 1988 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Hank Cochran Buddy Cannon Dean Dillon Vern Gosdin |
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| Producer(s) | Bob Montgomery | |||
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"Set 'Em Up Joe" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in April 1988 as the second single from the album Chiseled in Stone. "Set 'Em Up Joe" was a tribute song to Ernest Tubb and was Vern Gosdin's second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks within the Top 40.[1] In 2010, this song was covered by Jamey Johnson on his album The Guitar Song. Gosdin wrote the song with Dean Dillon, Buddy Cannon and Hank Cochran.
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References
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| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 23, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Don't We All Have the Right" by Ricky Van Shelton |
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- 1988 singles
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- 1988 songs
- Vern Gosdin songs
- Jamey Johnson songs
- Songs written by Hank Cochran
- Songs written by Dean Dillon
- Songs written by Buddy Cannon
- Songs written by Vern Gosdin
- Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter)
- Columbia Records singles
- 1980s country song stubs
