Fuel to the Flame
"Fuel to the Flame" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "You Call This Love" |
"Fuel to the Flame" is a song written by Dolly Parton and her uncle, Bill Owens. It was recorded and released as a single in 1967 by American country artist, Skeeter Davis.
The song helped to establish Dolly Parton as a major star in American country music. Along with the success of another song she co-wrote, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", Parton was able to sign a recording contract with Monument Records as a music artist.
"Fuel to the Flame" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on June 15, 1966, nearly a year before its release. The session was produced by Felton Jarvis. This was one of the first sessions Jarvis would produce by Skeeter Davis.[1] The song was released as a single the following year in January 1966. "Fuel to the Flame" became Davis' first major hit in two years, reaching a peak of number eleven on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart. The song was later issued onto Davis' studio album, What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied).[2] Parton recorded a version of the song herself and included it on her debut album Hello, I'm Dolly.
Chart performance
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
References
- ^ a b "Skeeter Davis discography". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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(help) - ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.