Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)

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"Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album It Still Rains in Memphis
B-side "The Bas Thing About Good Love"
ReleasedOctober 11, 1986
Genre Country
Length3:34
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Robert Byrne, Tom Brasfield
Producer(s) Rick Hall
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"Strong Heart"
(1986)
"Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)"
(1986)
"You're My First Lady"
(1987)

"Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)" is a song written by Robert Byrne and Tom Brasfield, and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. It was released in October 1986 as the second single from the album It Still Rains in Memphis . The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 2

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 313.
  2. "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.