"Me and God" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Josh Turner Joshua Otis Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American Country music, country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Universal Music Group Nashville, MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his Long Black Train, debut album's title t ...

, recorded as a duet with

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, with backing vocals from Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams of

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. It was released in November 2006 as the third single from his album '' Your Man''. The song was nominated for a 2007

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award for Vocal Event of the Year.

Chart performance

"Me and God" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of November 25, 2006.

References

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