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"Life's Little Ups and Downs"' is a song originally recorded by Charlie Rich. Written by his wife, Margaret Ann Rich, the song appears on his second Epic album, 1969's The Fabulous Charlie Rich.[1] His rendition spent eleven weeks on the country music charts in 1969, peaking at #41.[2]

"Life's Little Ups and Downs"
Single by Charlie Rich
from the album The Fabulous Charlie Rich
B-side	"It Takes Time"
Released	1969
Genre	Country
Length	3:40
Label	Epic #10492
Songwriter(s)	Margaret Ann Rich
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill
Charlie Rich singles chronology
"Raggedy Ann" (1968) "Life's Little Ups and Downs" (1969) "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (1970)

Critical reception

Rolling Stone magazine praised the song in its own review upon its release, calling it "as good as anything he's ever done" and predicting that the song "could make it on all the charts at once: R&B, Pop, Easy Listening and Country".[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	41

Ricky Van Shelton version

"Life's Little Ups and Downs"
Single by Ricky Van Shelton
from the album RVS III
B-side	"Love Is Burnin'"[5]
Released	October 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:37
Label	Columbia Nashville #73587
Songwriter(s)	Margaret Ann Rich
Producer(s)	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology
"I Meant Every Word He Said" (1990) "Life's Little Ups and Downs" (1990) "Rockin' Years" (1991)

In 1990, Ricky Van Shelton covered the song on his third studio album, RVS III.[6] Shelton's version of the song was released in October 1990 as the final single from that album. It spent twenty weeks on the country music charts and peaked at #4.[5]

Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7]	9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	44

References

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