One of Blake Shelton's most iconic songs never reached the No. 1 spot on the music charts.
"Ol' Red," a song from the country crooner's self-titled debut album, is considered one of his signature songs, but it didn't even crack the Top 10 on the Billboard county charts. Unlike the 30 No. 1 hits in his music catalog, "Ol' Red" never reached the summit, and instead peaked at No. 14 on the Country Airplay chart in 2002.
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"Ol' Red" was the third single off Shelton's first album, which also hosted hits like "Austin" and "All Over Me," which peaked at No. 1 and No. 18, respectively. "Ol' Red" was initially recorded by George Jones for his 1990 album, You Oughta Be Here With Me, and it was covered by Kenny Rogers in 1993 for his album If Only My Heart Had a Voice.
But the song is now heavily associated with Shelton, who even used the song title as inspiration for the name of his restaurant chain, Ole Red. The bar and live music venue has several locations across the U.S., including spots in Nashville, Orlando, Las Vegas, Gatlinburg and Shelton's hometown of Tishomingo, Okla.
View this post on InstagramDespite not being his biggest chart success, there's no question that "Ol' Red" has a special spot in Shelton's heart. Even the singer himself has said that it's is one of his favorite songs from his entire catalog.
While making an appearance on Bobby Bones' BobbyCast podcast, Shelton named his top 5 songs from his own discography, with "Ol' Red" coming in at No. 3 on his list. His ranking also included "Mine Would Be You" at No. 5, "Who Are You When I’m Not Looking?" at No. 4, "The Baby" at No. 2 and "Austin" at No. 1.
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