Last Date (song)
"Last Date" is a 1960 instrumental written and performed by Floyd Cramer. "Last Date" peaked at number 11 on the country chart [1] and peaked at number two on the Hot 100.
Chart performance
| Chart (1960) |
Peak
position |
| New Zealand Singles Chart |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles |
4 |
| Australian Kent Music Report |
8 |
Cover versions
- In 1960, Skeeter Davis recorded the song with lyrics written by her and Boudleaux Bryant titled "My Last Date (With You)". The song was a top-30 pop and top-five country hit.
- Also in 1960, the Davis lyric version was successfully released as a single by Joni James and an album by track by several artists including Ann-Margret and Pat Boone.
- In the mid-1960s, Lawrence Welk's orchestra recorded an instrumental version of the song; the piano-dominated arrangement stuck very closely to Cramer's original version.
- In 1972, Conway Twitty recorded the song with new lyrics written by him and was known as "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" and was his seventh solo number one on the U.S. country chart. It spent one week at number one and a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[2].
- In 1982, Emmylou Harris recorded the Conway Twitty version as "(Lost His Love) On Our Last Date" which became her fifth number one on the country chart as a solo artist [3].
- In 1987, R.E.M. recorded the Skeeter Davis version for the B-side of their single It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 91.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 153.