Smooth Sailin' (Sonny Throckmorton song)

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"Smooth Sailin'"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album Smooth Sailin'
B-side"I Came Home to Make Love to You"[1]
ReleasedApril 5, 1980
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelWarner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s)Sonny Throckmorton, Curly Putman
Producer(s)Buddy Killen
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"I'll Be Coming Back for More"
(1979) 		"Smooth Sailin'"
(1980) 		"Do You Wanna Go to Heaven"
(1980)

"Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton. Connie Smith released this song as a single on Monument Records in 1978 that peaked at No. 68 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs list.. Throckmorton also released this song on his 1978 debut album, Last Cheater's Waltz. His version was re-released in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.[2]

T. G. Sheppard then covered this song on his 1980 Warner Bros. Records album Smooth Sailin. Sheppard's version was the most successful and went to number six on the same chart in 1980.[1]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1980) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 39

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, pp. 379-380
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.


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