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"Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" | ||||
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Single by Sonny James | ||||
from the album When the Snow Is on the Roses | ||||
B-side | "Suddenly There's a Valley" | |||
Released | February 1974 | |||
Recorded | June 5, 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | Columbia 4-46003 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Warner MacPherson | |||
Producer(s) | George Richey | |||
Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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"Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" is a song written by Warner Mack. Mack recorded the song in 1957, and reached No. 9 on the Billboard country charts and spent 36 weeks on the chart. [1]
"Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" was recorded by a number of artists:
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 11 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 69 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 75 |
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