Burgers and Fries

"Burgers and Fries" is a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1978 as the second single from his album Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone). The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

"Burgers and Fries"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)
B-side"Nothing's Prettier Than Rose Is"
ReleasedOctober 1978
GenreCountry
Length3:08
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Ben Peters
Producer(s)
Charley Pride singles chronology
"When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)"
(1978)		 "Burgers and Fries"
(1978)		 "Where Do I Put Her Memory"
(1979)

Content

The song is a young man's reflection of a relationship that had failed. He recalls how simple things used to be between the two, recalling the simplicity of such things as "burgers and fries and cherry pies," hand-holding walks along the beach and drive-in movies on moonlit nights, all before things changed between the two and he doesn't know why. He then notes he wishes things could go back to the way they were before. The song was later featured in the 1997 thriller film Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell.

Chart performance
Chart (1978–79) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. "Charley Pride singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. "RPM Country Singles for January 13, 1979". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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