I think a guy who's had just the right amount of booze can sing the blues a hell of a lot better than a guy who is stone sober.

The title track from his 1973 album Behind Closed Doors became a number one hit early in that year crossing over into the Top 20 on the pop charts. One of his opening acts in these years was Tom Waits who mentioned him in the song "Putnam County" from his album Nighthawks at the Diner with the lyric: "The radio's spitting out Charlie Rich.

country singles charts as well as the pop singles charts. Charles (Charlie) Rich (December 14 1932 – July 25 1995) was an American country music singer and musician.