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Who's Cheatin' Who

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"Who's Cheatin' Who"
Single by Charly McClain
from the album Who's Cheatin' Who
B-side"Love Scenes"
ReleasedNovember 1980
GenreCountry
Length2:15
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Jerry Hayes
Producer(s)Larry Rogers
Charly McClain singles chronology
"Women Get Lonely"
(1980)
"Who's Cheatin' Who"
(1980)
"Surround Me with Love"
(1981)

"Who's Cheatin' Who" is a country music song written by Jerry Hayes and initially recorded by Charly McClain. It was the title track of her 1980 album for Epic Records, released in November 1980 as a single with "Love Scenes" on the B-side, and in early 1981, was her first Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.[1] 17 years later, Alan Jackson had chart success with the song as well, with his version reaching number two on the same chart.

Charts

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Chart (1980–1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Alan Jackson version

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"Who's Cheatin' Who"
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album Everything I Love
B-side"Buicks to the Moon"[3]
ReleasedApril 7, 1997[4]
GenreCountry
Length4:01 (album version)
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)Jerry Hayes
Producer(s)Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Everything I Love"
(1997)
"Who's Cheatin' Who"
(1997)
"There Goes"
(1997)

In 1997, Alan Jackson included the song on his album Everything I Love, releasing it as a single that year. Jackson's cover features several solos after the last chorus. Jackson also switches the song's pronouns to put it in a male's perspective.[5] His version includes a series of extended electric guitar and piano solos before the final chorus.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Brad Fuller and premiered in mid-1997 on CMT. It was filmed on location in Concord, North Carolina. Many of NASCAR's Ford drivers had a part in the video, like Rusty Wallace (who played the ending guitar solo), John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Irwin Jr. (whose #98 Raybestos Ford F-150 NASCAR SuperTruck is driven at one point by Jackson in a "race", before Alan drives off the track and returns in the Bigfoot monster truck), Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and Ernie Irvan.

Charts

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"Who's Cheatin' Who" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 12, 1997.

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] 53
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Charly McClain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, p. 201
  4. ^ AOL Music profile for Alan Jackson's "Who's Cheatin' Who"
  5. ^ Jinkins, Shirley (1996-11-01). "Alan Jackson: Everything I Love - Pulling out all the stops". Fort Worth Star-Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3249." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 30, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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