The Year That Clayton Delaney Died

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"
Single by Tom T. Hall
from the album In Search of a Song
B-side "Second Handed Flowers"
Released July 5, 1971
Genre Country
Length 2:42
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Tom T. Hall
Producer Jerry Kennedy
Tom T. Hall singles chronology
"Ode to Half a Pound of Ground Round"
(1971)		 "The Year Clayton Delaney Died"
(1971)		 "Me and Jesus"
(1972)

"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in July 1971 as the only single from the album, In Search of a Song. "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" would be Tom T. Hall's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts [1]. The song is also found on the album In Search of a Song.

Background

The song is based on Hall's childhood neighbor and boyhood hero, Lonnie Easterly.

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 42
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6
Canadian RPM Top Singles 42

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149. 
Preceded by
"Easy Loving"
by Freddie Hart		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
September 18-September 25, 1971		 Succeeded by
"Easy Loving"
by Freddie Hart