I May Never Get to Heaven
"I May Never Get to Heaven" | ||||
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Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
from the album Cross Winds | ||||
B-side | "Grand Ole Blues" | |||
Released | July 1979 | |||
Recorded | February 28, 1979 Woodland Studio "B", Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:52 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bill Anderson Buddy Killen | |||
Producer(s) | Conway Twitty, David Barnes | |||
Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"I May Never Get to Heaven'" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen and was originally recorded by Don Gibson in 1960 on the B-Side of "Just One Time",[1]
Conway Twitty recording[]
In 1979, the song was recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in July 1979 as the second single from his album Cross Winds. The song was Twitty's 22nd number one hit on the country chart. The song stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 10 weeks on the country chart.[2]
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Other cover versions[]
- B.J. Thomas released a version in 1968 as the B-side to his Top 40 hit "The Eyes of a New York Woman".[5]
- Wanda Jackson covered it in 1961.
- The song was notably covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967, on the album Take It Like You Give It, her final album for Columbia Records before moving to Atlantic Records.
References[]
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Don-Gibson-Just-One-Time-I-May-Never-Get-To-Heaven/release/1955161
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "B. J. Thomas - "I May Never Get To Heaven"". YouTube. June 13, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 singles
- 1967 songs
- Aretha Franklin songs
- Conway Twitty songs
- Songs written by Bill Anderson (singer)
- Songs written by Buddy Killen
- MCA Records singles
- 1970s country song stubs