Postmarked Birmingham
"Postmarked Birmingham" | ||||
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Single by Blackhawk | ||||
from the album Love & Gravity | ||||
B-side | "It Ain't About Love Anymore" | |||
Released | October 18, 1997 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Vassar, Don Sampson | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Bright, Michael D. Clute | |||
Blackhawk singles chronology | ||||
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"Postmarked Birmingham" is a song recorded by American country music group Blackhawk. It was released in October 1997 as the second single from the album Love & Gravity. The song reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Phil Vassar and Don Sampson.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo ballad accompanied mainly by piano. In it, the narrator states that his lover has left him, and that the only "clue" she has given him is a letter that is "postmarked Birmingham".
Critical reception
A review in Billboard praised Henry Paul's lead vocal, his bandmates' harmonies, and the "understated" production, while also making note of the "direct and appealingly conversational" lyrics.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 37 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 53 |
References
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- Henry Paul
- Dave Robbins
- Van Stephenson
- Blackhawk
- Strong Enough
- Love & Gravity
- The Sky's the Limit
- Spirit Dancer
- Greatest Hits
- "Goodbye Says It All"
- "Every Once in a While"
- "I Sure Can Smell the Rain"
- "Down in Flames"
- "That's Just About Right"
- "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"
- "Like There Ain't No Yesterday"
- "Almost a Memory Now"
- "Big Guitar"
- "Hole in My Heart"
- "Postmarked Birmingham"
- "There You Have It"
- "Your Own Little Corner of My Heart"
- "I Need You All the Time"
- "Days of America"
- Discography
- "Love Like This"
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