Are You Teasing Me

"Are You Teasing Me"
Single by Carl Smith
from the album Sentimental Songs
B-side	"It's a Lovely, Lovely World"
Released	March 1952
Recorded	1952
Studio	Castle Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	2:56
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin
Carl Smith singles chronology
"Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" (1951) "Are You Teasing Me" (1952) "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" (1952)

"Are You Teasing Me" is a song written by the Louvin Brothers (Charlie and Ira), sung by Carl Smith, and released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 20922). In May 1952, it peaked at No. 1 on Billboard 's country and western jockey chart (No. 2 best seller and juke box). ^[1] It spent 19 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 11 on Billboard's 1952 year-end country and western juke box chart and No. 14 on the year-end best seller chart. ^[2]

The song was also performed by the Louvin Brothers on their 1958 album Ira and Charlie .

See also

• Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1952

References

1. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 294. ISBN   0823076326.
2. "1952's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 27, 1952. p. 19.