Satin Sheets
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| “Satin Sheets” | |||||
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| Single by Jeanne Pruett from the album Satin Sheets |
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| A-side | "Satin Sheets" | ||||
| B-side | "Sweet Sweetheart" | ||||
| Released | February, 1973 | ||||
| Format | Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1973 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 03:07 | ||||
| Label | MCA Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | John Volinkaty | ||||
| Jeanne Pruett singles chronology | |||||
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"Satin Sheets" is the name of a popular Country music song, made famous by Jeanne Pruett in 1973.
[edit] History & About the Song
Jeanne Pruett struggled for years under RCA records in the 1960s, before signing successfully with Decca in 1969, which then became MCA the year "Satin Sheets" was released. She finally started charting the Country list in 1971, then by 1972, she was hitting the Top 40 with her self-penned "Love Me" (later a bigger Country hit for Marty Robbins). "Satin Sheets" was written by John Volinkaty specifically for Pruett only. The song was released as a single in February 1973.
"Satin Sheets" hit country radio in March 1973, aided by 1,600 pink satin sheets that Jeanne cut by hand and sent to radio programmers and music executives across the nation. The international hit topped the country charts that May. [1]
The song was such a big hit it the Pop Top 30 on the Pop charts, reaching No. 28. "Satin Sheets" went on to become Pruett's biggest hit and career hit, as well as a signature Country tune of the 1970s. The song was revolutionary for Country music at the time, for its open discussion of sex. The song talks of how a housewife is unhappy with her marriage to a man who only gives gifts to his wife instead of giving her real love. An album of the same name was released that year, that topped the "Top Country Albums" chart as well. The album featured Pruett lying in a pink bed, with pink satin clothes and satin sheets. Because of the song's success, Pruett was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry, where she still remains today. Since being on the Opry, she has been given a nickname that comes from her singature song, "Miss Satin Sheets". "Satin Sheets" helped set the stage for a successful follow-up that hit the Top 10 late that year, titled "I'm Your Woman", followed by a few other hits in the 70s, as well as a few more in 1980.
[edit] Cover Versions
Cover versions of the songs have been released. The most recent is the one Martina McBride did for her 2005 cover album, Timeless.
| Preceded by "What's Your Mama's Name" by Tanya Tucker |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Jeanne Pruett May 26, 1973-June 2, 1973 |
Succeeded by "You Always Come Back To Hurting Me" by Johnny Rodriguez |
| Preceded by "You Always Come Back To Hurting Me" by Johnny Rodriguez |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Jeanne Pruett June 16, 1973 |
Succeeded by "Kids Say the Darndest Things" by Tammy Wynette |
