the song Lucille

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single song

"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits, noted for its storytelling about marital betrayal and regret.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Kenny Rogers ⓘ
award Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
awardYear 1978 ⓘ
bSide Till I Get It Right ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaCountry 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSingles 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 5 ⓘ
chartPositionUSCountry 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1970s ⓘ
followedBySingle Daytime Friends ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
hasNotableLine You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille ⓘ
includedOnAlbum Kenny Rogers ⓘ
isSignatureHitFor Kenny Rogers ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber United Artists ⓘ
surface form: United Artists UA-XW891-Y
language English ⓘ
length 3:42 ⓘ
lyricCharacters Lucille ⓘ
Lucille's husband ⓘ
narrator ⓘ
lyricSetting a bar in Toledo, Ohio ⓘ
narrativeStyle first-person storytelling ⓘ
performer Kenny Rogers ⓘ
precededBySingle Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) ⓘ
producer Larry Butler ⓘ
recordingArtistNationality American ⓘ
recordLabel United Artists Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1977-01-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1977 ⓘ
signatureSongOf Kenny Rogers ⓘ
theme marital betrayal ⓘ
regret ⓘ
writer Hal Bynum ⓘ
Roger Bowling ⓘ

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