It's Time to Pay the Fiddler
| "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cal Smith | ||||
| from the album It's Time to Pay the Fiddler | ||||
| B-side | Love is the Foundation | |||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded |
June 6, 1974 Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | MCA Records 40335 | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Wayne and Walter Haynes | |||
| Producer(s) | Walter Haynes | |||
| Cal Smith singles chronology | ||||
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""It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" is a 1974 single written by Don Wayne and Walter Haynes and performed by Cal Smith. "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" would be Cal Smith's third and final number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974–1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 317.
| Preceded by "I Care" by Tom T. Hall |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 1, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Linda on My Mind" by Conway Twitty |
| Preceded by "Devil in the Bottle" by T. G. Sheppard |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 15, 1975 |