"Bottle of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Tom Paxton, which was also a hit for the band The Fireballs, whose version reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968^[1] and #5 in Canada.^[2] It also reached #3 in South Africa.^[3] 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.^[4]

The Fireballs' record was produced by Norman Petty,^[5] and was ranked #63 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968.^[6]

Other versions

• Judy Collins on her 1964 concert album The Judy Collins Concert.
• Tom Paxton's original was released on his 1965 album, Ain't That News!^[7]
• The Kingston Trio covered the song on their 1965 album 'Stay Awhile'
• Joe Brown released a single in 1968.^[8]
• Sweeney's Men recorded it with the Capitol Showband in 1970.
• Doc Watson and Merle Watson in 1973, which reached #71 on the U.S. country chart.^[9] The song was featured on the duo's 1973 album, Then and Now.
• Bamses Venner recorded a Danish translation on their 1978 album B & V.