"Life's Little Ups and Downs" is the title of a song originally recorded by Charlie Rich

Charlie Rich

Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...

. Written by his then-wife, Margaret Ann Rich, the song appears on his second album, 1969's The Fabulous Charlie Rich

The Fabulous Charlie Rich

The Fabulous Charlie Rich is a 1969 album by country music legend Charlie Rich. In its review, All Music praises the album for capturing "the eclectic nature of Rich's music better than the great majority of his albums", but warns "country purists" that producer Billy Sherrill's production may make...

. His rendition spent eleven weeks on the country music charts in 1969, peaking at #41.

Chart performance

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	41

Ricky Van Shelton version

In 1990, Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton is a currently retired American country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...

 covered the song on his third studio album, RVS III

RVS III

RVS III is the third album by Country Music artist by Ricky Van Shelton. The Singles released from the album were "Statue of a Fool" , "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "I Meant Every Word He Said" , and "Life's Little Ups and Downs" . The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on April 8,...

. Shelton's version of the song was releaseed in October 1990 as the final single from that album. It spent twenty weeks on the country music charts and peaked at #4.

Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	9