Certain (song)

"Certain"
"Certain"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album I Love You Drops
B-side	"You Can Have Her"
Released	February 1965
Recorded	December 30, 1964
Studio	Bradley Studio
Genre	Country; Nashville Sound;
Length	2:36
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Bill Anderson
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology

"Certain" is a song written and first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1965 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release[]

"Certain" was recorded on December 30, 1964, at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the session as well.^[2]

"Certain" was released as a single by Decca Records in February 1965.^[3] The song spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 12 in May 1965.^[4] It was later released on his 1966 studio album I Love You Drops.^[2]

Track listings[]

7" vinyl single^[5]

"Certain" – 2:36
"You Can Have Her" – 2:32

Chart performance[]

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	12

References[]

^ "I Love You Drops: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anderson, Bill (August 1966). "I Love You Drops (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ ""Certain" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ ""Certain" (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[Allmusic-1] "I Love You Drops: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[Liner_Notes-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anderson, Bill (August 1966). "I Love You Drops (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.

[Billboard_Singles-3] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[4] ""Certain" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[5] ""Certain" (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Bill_Anderson-6] "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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show v t Bill Anderson singles
Albums Singles
1950s	"City Lights" "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" "Ninety-Nine" "Dead or Alive"
1960s	"The Tip of My Fingers" "Walk Out Backwards" "Po' Folks" "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" "Mama Sang a Song" "Still" "8×10" "Five Little Fingers"/"Easy Come – Easy Go" "Me" "Three A.M." "Certain" "Bright Lights and Country Music" "I Love You Drops"/"Golden Guitar" "I Get the Fever" "Get While the Gettin's Good" "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" "For Loving You" (with Jan Howard) "Wild Week-End" "Happy State of Mind" "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" "If It's All the Same to You" (with Jan Howard) "But You Know I Love You"
1970s	"Love Is a Sometimes Thing" "Someday We'll Be Together" (with Jan Howard) "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" "Always Remember" "Quits" "Dis-Satisfied" (with Jan Howard) "All the Lonely Women in the World" "Don't She Look Good" "If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)" "The Corner of My Life" "World of Make Believe" "Can I Come Home to You" "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" "I Still Feel the Same About You" "Country D.J." "Thanks" "Sometimes" (with Mary Lou Turner) "That's What Made Me Love You" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Peanuts and Diamonds" "Liars One, Believers Zero" "Head to Toe" "Where Are You Going, Billy Boy" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Still the One" "I Can't Wait Any Longer" "Double S" "This Is a Love Song" "The Dream Never Dies"
1980s	"Make Mine Night Time" "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
1990s	"The Deck of Cards"