He Would Be Sixteen

"He Would Be Sixteen" is a song written by Jill Colucci, Charlie Black and Austin Roberts, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from her third studio album, Now and Then. It peaked at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1993.

"He Would Be Sixteen"
Single by Michelle Wright
from the album Now and Then
B-side"The Change"
ReleasedOctober 1992
GenreCountry
Length3:45
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Charlie Black
Jill Colucci
Austin Roberts
Producer(s)Steve Bogard
Rick Giles
Michelle Wright singles chronology
"One Time Around"
(1992)		 "He Would Be Sixteen"
(1992)		 "The Change"
(1993)

Content

The song is a ballad about a woman who has put her son up for adoption, and wonders what the son is doing now.

Wright said in A Year in the Life that she did not identify with the song when she recorded it, because she had never been pregnant or put a child up for adoption, but she chose to record it anyway because it received positive feedback in concerts.[1]

Critical reception

The song was nominated for a Juno Award for Single of the Year at the 1994 Juno Awards.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 30
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 31

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 97
Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 51
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References
  1. Wright, Michelle. A Year in the Life: The Journals of Michelle Wright. pp. 26–27.
  2. LeBlanc, Larry. "Rankin Family leads Juno nominees". Billboard: 48.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1903." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1823." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. "Michelle Wright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2013.


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