There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)
| "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album Honky Tonk Angel | ||||
| B-side | "Don't It Let Go To Your Heart" | |||
| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) |
Troy Seals Denny Rice | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" is a song written by Troy Seals and Denny Rice, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in January 1974 as the first single from the album Honky Tonk Angel. The single was Twitty's 10th number one on the U.S. country singles chart as a solo artist and 13th overall. It stayed at number one for one week and spent 12 weeks on the chart in all.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Cover versions
- A cover by Elvis Presley, first released on his Promised Land album. Recorded at Stax Records 15 December 1973. Released as a single posthumously in 1979, it peaked at number 6 on the Hot Country Singles chart.[3]
- A cover by Dobie Gray is on his Loving Arms album.
- A cover by Cliff Richard, which was released as a single in 1975, but immediately withdrawn.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ↑ "Conway Twitty – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Conway Twitty.
- ↑ Elvis Presley Billboard Chart Positions at AllMusic. Retrieved 07/14/2014.
See also
| Preceded by "There Won't Be Anymore" by Charlie Rich |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 23, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" by Tanya Tucker |
| Preceded by "Another Lonely Song" by Tammy Wynette |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 30, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Sweet Magnolia Blossom" by Billy "Crash" Craddock |
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