This Time (Thomas Wayne song)
"This Time" is a song written by Chips Moman, which was first recorded by Thomas Wayne and was released as a single on the Fernwood Records label in March 1958.[1] On March 31, 1958, the song was released on the Mercury Records label, as the B-side of "You're The One That Done It".[1]
Troy Shondell version
In 1961, Troy Shondell released a version of the song, which became an international hit. Shondell's version was released on the Goldcrest Records label, and was later leased to Liberty Records for distribution.[2] Shondell's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Norway's VG-lista,[4] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] No. 8 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[6] No. 18 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart,[7] and No. 22 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.[8]
| Chart (1961-1962) |
Peak
position |
| US Billboard Hot 100 |
6 |
| Norway - VG-lista |
4 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade |
4 |
| New Zealand - Lever Hit Parade |
8 |
| UK - New Musical Express |
18 |
| UK - Record Retailer |
22 |
References
- 1 2 Thomas Wayne - This Time, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Leszczak, Bob. (2014). Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 320. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Troy Shondell - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 14, 2016.
- ↑ Troy Shondell - This Time, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 27, 1961 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 242. CHUM. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Lever Hit Parade" 09-Mar-1962, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 4, 1961. p. 19. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Troy Shondell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 20, 2016.