Dust on the Bottle - Wikipedia Dust on the Bottle `` Dust on the Bottle '' Single by David Lee Murphy from the album Out with a Bang B - side `` Mama ' n Them '' Released August 7, 1995 Format Cassette single Recorded Genre Country, country rock Length 3 : 44 Label MCA Songwriter ( s ) David Lee Murphy Producer ( s ) Tony Brown David Lee Murphy singles chronology `` Party Crowd '' ( 1995 ) `` Dust on the Bottle '' ( 1995 ) `` Out with a Bang '' ( 1995 ) `` Party Crowd '' ( 1995 ) `` Dust on the Bottle '' ( 1995 ) `` Out with a Bang '' ( 1995 ) `` Dust on the Bottle '' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in August 1995 as the fourth single from the album Out with a Bang. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995 and is Murphy 's only number one hit. The song also hit number 9 on the Canadian Country charts. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Content 3 Music video 4 Chart positions 4.1 Year - end charts 5 References Background and writing In an interview with The Boot, Murphy said that he was playing guitar at his kitchen table in the morning and the song `` came out of nowhere. '' Murphy goes on to say that he wrote the song in 15 minutes. Content The song is about an old man named Creole Williams. The narrator asks him for advice on impressing his lover, and Williams gives him a bottle of homemade wine, then tells him `` There might be a little dust on the bottle / But it 's one of those things that gets sweeter with time ''. Music video The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo and premiered in mid-1995. Chart positions `` Dust on the Bottle '' debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 12, 1995. Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 9 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 37 Preceded by `` She 's Every Woman '' by Garth Brooks Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single October 28 - November 4, 1995 Succeeded by `` Check Yes or No '' by George Strait References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 290. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ Billboard Jump up ^ Conaway, Alanna ( 13 November 2010 ). `` David Lee Murphy, ' Dust on the Bottle ' -- Story Behind the Lyrics ''. The Boot. Retrieved 3 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2805. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 13, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. Jump up ^ `` David Lee Murphy -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for David Lee Murphy. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1995 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. David Lee Murphy Studio albums Out with a Bang Gettin ' Out the Good Stuff We Ca n't All Be Angels Tryin ' to Get There Notable singles `` Party Crowd '' `` Dust on the Bottle '' `` Out with a Bang '' `` Every Time I Get Around You '' `` The Road You Leave Behind '' `` All Lit Up in Love '' `` Just Do n't Wait Around ' Til She 's Leavin ' '' `` Loco '' Related articles List of songs written by David Lee Murphy This 1990s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dust_on_the_Bottle&oldid=776288185 '' Categories : 1995 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles 1995 songs David Lee Murphy songs Songs written by David Lee Murphy Song recordings produced by Tony Brown ( record producer ) MCA Records singles Country rock songs Songs about alcohol 1990s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 20 April 2017, at 02 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings a little dust on the bottle
Answer: David Lee Murphy