Near You
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| “Near You” | |||||
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| Single by George Jones and Tammy Wynette from the album Golden Ring |
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| Released | November 1976 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | December 12, 1974 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 2:21 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records 50314 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Francis Craig, Kermit Goell | ||||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | ||||
| George Jones and Tammy Wynette singles chronology | |||||
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The music was written by Francis Craig, the lyrics [1] by Kermit Goell. The song was published in 1947.
The recording by Francis Craig (the song's composer) was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 30, 1947 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [2]
The recording by Larry Green was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2421. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 10, 1947 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. [2]
The recording by The Andrews Sisters was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24171. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 3, 1947 and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. [2]
The recording by Elliot Lawrence was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37838. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 3, 1947 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [2] This was Lawrence's only charting hit.
The recording by Alvino Rey was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 452. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 17, 1947 at #9, its only week on the chart. [2] This was Rey's last charting hit.
Jerry Lee Lewis recorded an instrumental version of the song in 1959.
The song subsequently became a signature song for Milton Berle. It has also been recorded by Marlene Dietrich.
It was a #1 country hit in 1977 for the duo of George Jones and Tammy Wynette. The Jones-Wynette version, which went to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart in 1977, was recorded on December 12, 1974 — one day before Jones walked out on Wynette.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Song lyric
- ^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
| Preceded by "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" by Tex Williams |
U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores number-one single September 20–December 6, 1947 |
Succeeded by "Ballerina" by Vaughn Monroe |
| Preceded by "Prisoner of Love" by Perry Como |
Billboard Number one single of the year 1947 |
Succeeded by "Twelfth Street Rag" by Pee Wee Hunt |
| Preceded by "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by George Jones and Tammy Wynette February 5-February 12, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Moody Blue" by Elvis Presley |
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