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Overnight Sensation (song)

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"Overnight Sensation"
Single by Mickey Gilley
from the album Overnight Sensation
B-side"I'll Sail My Ship Again"
ReleasedDecember 1975
GenreCountry
Length2:45
LabelPlayboy
Songwriter(s)Bob McDill
Producer(s)Eddie Kilroy
Mickey Gilley singles chronology
"Roll You Like a Wheel"
(1975)
"Overnight Sensation"
(1975)
"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"
(1976)

"Overnight Sensation" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in December 1975 as the second and final single and title track from Gilley's album Overnight Sensation. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[1] and number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Content

The song tells the story of a woman who is irresistible to men.

Other versions

Barbara Mandrell and Steve Wariner recorded the song on the former's 1983 album Spun Gold.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1975-1976) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

References

  1. ^ Mickey Gilley Billboard Singles
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Spun Gold". People. November 7, 1983. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mickey Gilley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.