I See the Want To in Your Eyes

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"I See the Want To in Your Eyes"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album I'm Not Through Loving You Yet
B-side "Girl from Tupelo"
ReleasedJuly 29, 1974
RecordedMay 30, 1974
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length2:52
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Wayne Carson
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"I'm Not Through Loving You Yet"
(1974)
"I See the Want To in Your Eyes"
(1974)
"Linda on My Mind"
(1975)

"I See the Want To in Your Eyes" is a song written by Wayne Carson. The song was first recorded by honky-tonk singer Gary Stewart and appeared on his 1975 album Out of Hand . American country music artist Conway Twitty heard Stewart's version on the radio and decided to record it. [1] Twitty's version was released in July 1974 as the second single from the album I'm Not Through Loving You Yet . The song was Twitty's 11th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart. [2]

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A filmed performance of Twitty on That Good Ole Nashville Music singing the song was featured in "The Juice Is Loose", an episode of Family Guy . The song was aired in its entirety. [3]

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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