From a Jack to a King

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“From a Jack to a King”
Single by Ned Miller from the album From a Jack to a King
B-side	"Paradise of Broken Hearts"
Released	1962
Format	single
Recorded	1962
Genre	Country
Length	2:10
Label	Fabor
Writer(s)	Ned Miller
Ned Miller singles chronology
"Dark Moon" (1961) "From a Jack to a King" (1962) "One Among the Many" (1963)

“From a Jack to a King”
Single by Ricky Van Shelton from the album Loving Proof
B-side	"Picture"
Released	December 1988
Format	single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Country
Length	2:21
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Ned Miller
Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology
"I'll Leave This World Loving You" (1988) "From a Jack to a King" (1988) "Hole in My Pocket" (1989)

From a Jack to a King is a country music song. Originally a crossover hit for artist Ned Miller, who also wrote "Dark Moon", "A Falling Star", and many other Country songs, the song was later covered by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton in late 1988, becoming Shelton's fourth No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Contents 1 Ned Miller version 2 Ricky Van Shelton version 3 Other versions 4 Succession (Ricky Van Shelton version) 5 References

[edit] Ned Miller version

The original version was recorded by Ned Miller. First released in 1957, Ned's version was unsuccessful, until he persuaded his label to re-release it five years later.^[1] Upon re-release, the song became a crossover hit, charting in the Top 10 on the Billboard U.S. country, pop, and adult contemporary charts.^[2] In addition, Miller's version peaked at Number Two on the singles charts in the United Kingdom^[1]; furthermore, it was the sixth most-played single of 1963 in the United Kingdom.^[3] Ned's chart success was limited after the song, however, and by the 1970s he stopped recording entirely. ^[1]

[edit] Ricky Van Shelton version

In December 1988, country music artist Ricky Van Shelton recorded his own version of "From a Jack to a King". Shelton's version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and was ranked #50 on the American Country Countdown year-end countdown of the most-played country songs of 1989.^[4]

[edit] Other versions

Other artists who have covered "From a Jack to a King" include: Bobby Darin, Ferlin Husky, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Hank Snow, Slim Whitman, and Pat Boone.

[edit] Succession (Ricky Van Shelton version)

Preceded by "Don't You Ever Get Tired (of Hurting Me)" by Ronnie Milsap

Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Ricky Van Shelton March 18, 1989

Succeeded by "New Fool at an Old Game" by Reba McEntire

[edit] References