"A Bitter End" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist Deryl Dodd. It was released in September 1998 as the first single from the album '' Deryl Dodd''. The song reached #26 on the ''

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chart. The song was written by Dodd and

Kenny Beard Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin. Biography Beard moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1986, where he began working as a so ...

Critical reception

A review of the album in ''Billboard'' stated that the song was a "classic 'woe is lonely me' weeper."

Chart performance

References

1998 singles 1998 songs Deryl Dodd songs Songs written by Kenny Beard Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey Columbia Records singles {{1998-country-song-stub