"Two More Bottles of Wine" | ||||
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Single by Emmylou Harris | ||||
from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town | ||||
B-side | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | |||
Released | April 15, 1978 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Delbert McClinton | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
Emmylou Harris singles chronology | ||||
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"Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written by Delbert McClinton, and recorded by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in April 1978 as the first single from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town. "Two More Bottles of Wine" topped the U.S. country singles charts.
In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to Los Angeles, 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A.", but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".
The song was covered by Martina McBride on her 1995 album Wild Angels, and Terri Clark on her 2012 album Classic.