"Ancient History" is a song recorded by Canadian

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group

Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster was a Canadian country music group from Toronto, Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fan ...

. It was released in 1995 as the sixth single from their fourth studio album, ''

Only One Moon ''Only One Moon'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in Canada by Arista Records on April 8, 1994, and in the United States by Zoo Entertainment on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at numbe ...

,'' released in Canada by

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. The song peaked at number 5 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in January 1996. It was originally recorded by

Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the eldest child of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra Records, Elektra ...

on her 1991 album '' Put Yourself in My Place''. Tillis' version was the

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of the album's last single, "Blue Rose Is".

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1991 songs Pam Tillis songs 1995 singles Prairie Oyster songs Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Bob DiPiero Songs written by John Scott Sherrill {{1991-country-song-stub