| "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" | ||||
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| SinglebyConfederate Railroad | ||||
| from the album Notorious | ||||
| B-side | "Jesus and Mama" | |||
| Released | March 12, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Gibson, Bernie Nelson | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett | |||
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"Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Bernie Nelson, and recorded by American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in 1994 as the lead-off single from their album Notorious. It peaked at number 9 the United States,[1] and number 7 in Canada. It is their last top ten in the United States.
The song is about the narrator's father, who rejects the concepts of material wealth when his son purchases a Cadillac automobile. In the final verse, the father dies and his body is driven off in the same Cadillac to his burial site.[2]
The music video was directed by Martin Kahan, and is entirely in black and white.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 7 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| Chart (1994) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 90 |
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