16th Avenue (song)

"16th Avenue"
Single by Lacy J. Dalton
from the album 16th Avenue
Released 1982
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length 3:08
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Thom Schuyler
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Lacy J. Dalton singles chronology
"Slow Down"
(1982)
"16th Avenue"
(1982)
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
(1983)

"16th Avenue" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. It was released in 1982 as the second single and title track from the album 16th Avenue. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

In 2007, the song was covered by Sunny Sweeney on her debut album Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame.

Content

Thom Schuyler said that after he wrote the song, he considered it "too much of an 'industry' kind of song" and had it filed away until a publisher asked if he had any new material. A song plugger then took it to producer Billy Sherrill, who produced Dalton's recording of it. Dalton also sang it at the opening of the 1982 Country Music Association awards telecast.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1982-1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13

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