Invitation to the Blues

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"Invitation to the Blues"
Single by Ray Price
Released1958
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) R. Miller

"Invitation to the Blues" is a song written by R. Miller, sung by Ray Price, and released on the Columbia label. In July 1958, it peaked at No. 3 on Billboard 's country and western jockey chart and spent a total of 19 weeks on the charts. [1] It was the "B" side to "City Lights", and the record ranked No. 4 on Billboard's 1958 year-end country and western chart. [2]

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 253. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "Chart Toppers of 1958". The Billboard. December 15, 1958. p. 44.