It Could Have Been Me

"It Could Have Been Me" is a song written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd . The song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. Though not released as a single, it was included on her debut LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

"It Could Have Been Me"
Single by Sami Jo
from the album It Could Have Been Me
B-side"Look at Us"
ReleasedJuly 1974
Recorded1974
GenrePop
Length3:17
LabelMGM South
Songwriter(s)Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd
Producer(s)S. Limbo, M. Buckins
Sami Jo singles chronology
"Tell Me a Lie"
(1974)		 "It Could Have Been Me"
(1974)		 "I'll Believe Anything You Say"
(1975)

"It Could Have Been Me" is a torch song, with the singer expressing regrets about separating from her erstwhile love upon witnessing his marriage to another woman. She awakens to learn that it was only a dream, and that he is her fiancé.

Sami Jo Cole recording

In 1974 song was recorded by Sami Jo Cole. It became a pop hit in both the U.S. (#46) and Canada (#45). It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching #31 and #12 in those nations, respectively. It was the follow-up to her debut hit, "Tell Me a Lie," and both songs were released in advance of her first LP.

Chart history

Weekly charts
Chart (1974/75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 68
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 45
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 46
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 31
U.S. Billboard Country [6] 61
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 49

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 264. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 121.
  6. Billboard Hot Country Songs, August 24, 1974


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