Blanket on the Ground
| "Blanket on the Ground" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billie Jo Spears | ||||
| from the album Blanket on the Ground | ||||
| Released | February 1975 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Roger Bowling | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||
| Billie Jo Spears singles chronology | ||||
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"Blanket on the Ground" was a song by country music singer Billie Jo Spears. Released in 1975, the song reached #1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Singles chart and #78 on the Hot 100 pop charts. In the United Kingdom, the song reached #6 on the pop charts.
The song was written by Roger Bowling and sung from the point of view of a middle-aged woman who coaxes her hesitant husband outdoors to make love in the moonlight.
Chart performance
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 6 |
Sources
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)), p. 62-63
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
| Preceded by "Always Wanting You" by Merle Haggard and the Strangers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 26, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Roll On Big Mama" by Joe Stampley |