The song, which is technically a cover of a Rodney Crowell tune, reached the very top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart that year. He would hold that spot for a whopping five weeks.

Out in 1999, “Please Remember Me” is on McGraw’s A Place In The Sun album. Written by Rodney Crowell and Will Jennings, Crowell first released it on his 1995 Jewel Of The South record. But it’s McGraw ...