Accidentally On Purpose

"Accidentally on Purpose"
Single by George Jones
A-side "Sparkling Brown Eyes"
Released 1960
Genre Country
Length 2:01
Label Mercury
Writer(s) George Jones, Darrell Edwards
Producer(s) Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"Big Harlan Taylor"
(1959)
"Sparkling Brown Eyes"
(1960)
"Family Bible"
(1960)

"Accidentally on Purpose" is a ballad by George Jones. It was composed by Jones and Darrell Edwards and released it as the B-side to "Sparkling Brown Eyes" on Mercury Records in 1960. In the song, the narrator accuses a former lover of marrying another man just to spite him. The song made the top 20, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard country singles chart. Johnny Cash recorded the song in 1960 for his LP Now There Was a Song!

Chart performance

Chart (1960) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] 16

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
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