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(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Tom T. Hall singles chronology | ||||
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"The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" is 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" was 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]
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
- ↑ 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 |
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