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As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone

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"As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone"
Song

"As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" is a song written by American country artist Conway Twitty, and recorded by Twitty and Loretta Lynn as a duet. It was released in 1974 as the first single from the album Country Partners. It was the fourth number one on the U.S. country singles chart for the pair as a duo. The single went to number one for a single week and spent 11 weeks on the chart.[1]

Content

The song - depicting a man trying to resurrect a crumbling relationship, but who knows things have ended - is a rare spoken word/sung duet. Lynn provides the sung vocals while Twitty performs the spoken part. The song was actually recorded with Twitty in another room on the telephone to Lynn in the recording booth.

Chart performance

Chart (1974) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.

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Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

August 17, 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

August 10, 1974
Succeeded by
"Rub It In"
by Billy "Crash" Craddock