Devil in the Bottle

"Devil in the Bottle"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album T. G. Sheppard
B-side	"Rollin' with the Flow"
Released	October 1974
Genre	Country
Label	Melodyland
Writer(s)	Bobby David
Producer(s)	Jack Gilmer, T. G. Sheppard, Ray Ruff
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"Devil in the Bottle" (1974) "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home" (1975)

"Devil in the Bottle" is the debut song recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard (not counting his two earlier non-country singles issued as by "Brian Stacy"). It was released in October 1974 as the first single from the album T. G. Sheppard, and reached number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of ten weeks on the chart. "Devil in the Bottle" was written by Bobby David.

Chart performance

Chart (1974–1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	54
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Cover versions

"Devil in the Bottle" was covered by Hank Williams, Jr. on his 2003 album I'm One of You. It was released in 2004 as the album's third single and peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

References

Preceded by "Then Who Am I" by Charley Pride	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single February 15, 1975	Succeeded by "I Care" by Tom T. Hall
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 1, 1975	Succeeded by "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" by Cal Smith