Melodyland
Songwriter Bobby David penned Devil in the Bottle, which tells the tale of a man giving in to alcohol, even as it harms his wife. With lines such as And she knows the hell I m going through / In this world inside my head / There s a devil in the bottle / And he wants to see me dead, the song set a precedent for Sheppard for recording songs with substance and a message.
Sheppard followed up Devil in the Bottle with Tryin to Beat the Morning Home, which also went straight to No. 1; he then released 11 Top 20 singles before reaching the top spot on the chart again, with Last Cheater s Waltz, in 1979.
Melodyland
Songwriter Bobby David penned Devil in the Bottle, which tells the tale of a man giving in to alcohol, even as it harms his wife. With lines such as And she knows the hell I m going through / In this world inside my head / There s a devil in the bottle / And he wants to see me dead, the song set a precedent for Sheppard for recording songs with substance and a message.
Sheppard followed up Devil in the Bottle with Tryin to Beat the Morning Home, which also went straight to No. 1; he then released 11 Top 20 singles before reaching the top spot on the chart again, with Last Cheater s Waltz, in 1979.