There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)
| "There's a Honky Tonk Angel" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Don't It Let Go To Your Heart" |
"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]
Personnel
- Conway Twitty — vocals
- The Nashville Sounds — vocals
- Harold Bradley — 6-string electric bass guitar
- Ray Edenton — acoustic guitar
- Johnny Gimble — fiddle
- John Hughey — steel guitar
- Tommy Markham — drums
- Grady Martin — electric guitar
- Bob Moore — bass
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 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.[4]
- 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- A cover by Cliff Richard, which was released as a single in 1975, but immediately withdrawn.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.
- ^ The Conway Twitty Collection (Media notes). Conway Twitty. Universal City, California: MCA Records. MCAD4-11095.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Elvis Presley Billboard Chart Positions at AllMusic. Retrieved 07/14/2014.
See also
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