He Thinks He 'll keep her - wikipedia He Thinks He 'll keep her `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' Single by Mary - Chapin Carpenter from the album Come On Come On B - side `` Only a Dream '' Released December 6, 1993 Format Cassette single, 7 '' single Recorded Genre Country Length 4 : 01 ( album version ) Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz Producer ( s ) Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings Mary - Chapin Carpenter singles chronology `` The Bug '' ( 1992 ) `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' ( 1993 ) `` I Take My Chances '' ( 1994 ) `` The Bug '' ( 1992 ) `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' ( 1993 ) `` I Take My Chances '' ( 1994 ) `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in December 1993 as the sixth single from the album Come On Come On. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, and was accompanied by a live performance music video, taken from the 1993 CBS special Women of Country, where Carpenter was accompanied by Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood, Suzy Bogguss and Pam Tillis. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Chart positions 3.1 Year - end charts 4 References Content The song was motivated in response to a 1970s Geritol TV commercial in which a man points to his wife 's many accomplishments and attributes, and then concludes with `` My wife... I think I 'll keep her ''. The song itself, however, is about a woman who leaves an unhappy marriage, despite outward signs that it had been happy if not stable. Music video The music video -- a live performance of the song with backing vocals by Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss, taken from the 1993 CBS television special Women of Country -- was directed by Bud Schaetzle, and premiered in early 1994. Chart positions Chart ( 1993 - 1994 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 6 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1994 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 74 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 16 References Jump up ^ Staff of WomaNews. `` Smart Talk : Shortcuts, '' Chicago Tribune, 1992 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2426. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 28, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994 ''. RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1994 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Mary Chapin Carpenter singles Discography State of the Heart `` How Do '' `` Never Had It So Good '' `` Quittin ' Time '' `` Something of a Dreamer '' Shooting Straight in the Dark `` You Win Again '' `` Right Now '' `` Down at the Twist and Shout '' `` Going Out Tonight '' Come On Come On `` I Feel Lucky '' `` Not Too Much to Ask '' ( with Joe Diffie ) `` Passionate Kisses '' `` The Hard Way '' `` The Bug '' `` He Thinks He 'll Keep Her '' `` I Take My Chances '' Stones in the Road `` Shut Up and Kiss Me '' `` Tender When I Want to Be '' `` House of Cards '' A Place in the World `` Let Me into Your Heart '' Working Class Hero `` Grow Old with Me '' Party Doll and Other Favorites `` Almost Home '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=He_Thinks_He%27ll_Keep_Her&oldid=777712469 '' Categories : 1993 singles Mary Chapin Carpenter songs Emmylou Harris songs Kathy Mattea songs Patty Loveless songs Trisha Yearwood songs Suzy Bogguss songs Pam Tillis songs Songs written by Don Schlitz Songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter Columbia Records singles 1992 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 April 2017, at 20 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings he thinks he'll keep her
Answer: American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Mary Chapin Carpenter; American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter; Mary Chapin Carpenter