Bottle of Wine

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{{Infobox song

| name = Bottle of Wine

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Fireballs

| album = Bottle of Wine

| B-side = {{ubl|"Can't You See I'm Tryin'"|(Non-album track)}}

| released = June 24, 1967

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| genre = Rock

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=08}}

| label = Atco 6491

| writer = Tom Paxton

| producer = Norman Petty

| prev_title = Ja-Da

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = Goin' Away

| next_year = 1968

}}

"Bottle of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Tom Paxton, which was a hit for the band The Fireballs, whose version reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1968/Billboard%201968-03-02.pdf| title=Billboard Hot 100 for March 2, 1968}} and #5 in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+9-No.+3-March+16%2C+1968.pdf| title=RPM Magazine - March 16, 1968}} It also reached #3 in South Africa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html|title = South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)}} The song, which included only two of Paxton's four verses, with the chorus repeated, appeared on the band's 1967 album, Bottle of Wine.[http://www.discogs.com/Fireballs-Bottle-Of-Wine/release/3802084 The Fireballs, Bottle of Wine] Retrieved January 27, 2014

The Fireballs' record was produced by Norman Petty,[http://www.45cat.com/record/456491 The Fireballs, "Bottle of Wine" single release] Retrieved January 27, 2014 and was ranked #63 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1968|accessdate=January 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125102556/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php|archivedate=November 25, 2010}}