Talk Back Trembling Lips
| "Talk Back Trembling Lips" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ernest Ashworth | ||||
| from the album Hits of Today and Tomorrow | ||||
| B-side | That's How Much I Care | |||
| Released | June 1963 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | May 1963 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Hickory | |||
| Writer(s) | John D. Loudermilk | |||
| Producer(s) | Wesley Rose | |||
| Ernest Ashworth singles chronology | ||||
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| "Talk Back Trembling Lips" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Tillotson | |
| from the album Talk Back Trembling Lips | |
| Released | November 4, 1963 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | MGM |
| Writer(s) | John D. Loudermilk |
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" is a 1963 song first recorded by Ernest Ashworth. The song became the most successful of Ernest Ashworth's career, becoming his only No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that October. The song spent 35 weeks on the country chart.[1] The song also bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100, just missing the chart's main listing as it peaked at No. 101. Johnny Tillotson recorded a successful cover version in 1964.
Chart performance
Ernie Ashworth
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 1 |
Johnny Tillotson
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
Cover versions
Later in 1963, Johnny Tillotson took his version of the song to number seven on the Hot 100.[2]
Still in the early 60s, a more pop orientated version appeared by U.S. singer Debbie Stuart.
Australian country singer Kevin Shegog recorded a cover of the song in 1963.
Years later, country singer Becky Hobbs introduced the song to younger audiences with her 1990 cover version, although it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 33.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 634.
| Preceded by "Abilene" by George Hamilton IV |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single October 12, 1963 |
Succeeded by "Love's Gonna Live Here" by Buck Owens |