I Take My Chances

"I Take My Chances"
Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from the album Come On Come On
B-side"Come On Come On"
ReleasedApril 25, 1994
GenreCountry
Length3:45 (album version)
3:19 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
SongwritersMary Chapin Carpenter
Don Schlitz
ProducersMary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology
"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"
(1994) 		"I Take My Chances"
(1994) 		"Shut Up and Kiss Me"
(1994)

"I Take My Chances" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in April 1994 as the seventh and final single from her album Come On Come On. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1994.[1] It was written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Come On Come On.[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it "achieves the perfect balance of intellect and accessibility."[3]

Chart performance

"I Take My Chances" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 1, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 65
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 42

References

  1. ^ Mary Chapin Carpenter Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ Come On Come On (CD). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1992. CK 48881.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Billboard, April 23, 1994
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 9116". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2013. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.


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