Bobbie Ann Mason (song)

"Bobbie Ann Mason"
Single by Rick Trevino
from the album Looking for the Light
B-side	"San Antonio Rose to You"
Released	May 2, 1995[1]
Format	7" single
Genre	Country
Length	3:15
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Mark D. Sanders
Producer(s)	Steve Buckingham, Blake Chancey
Rick Trevino singles chronology
"Looking for the Light" (1995) "Bobbie Ann Mason" (1995) "Save This One for Me" (1995)

"Bobbie Ann Mason" is a song written by Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Rick Trevino. It was released in May 1995 as the second single from the album Looking for the Light. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[2]

Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator discusses his high school crush, Bobbie Ann Mason.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song unfavorably saying that the song is "slick, safe and not very exciting at all."^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in April 1995.

Chart performance

"Bobbie Ann Mason" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 6, 1995.

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	65

References

1. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/trevino_rick/613659/album.jhtml
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 352.
3. Billboard, April 29, 1995
4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2740." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 28, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
5. "Rick Trevino – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Rick Trevino.
6. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.