Last Cheater's Waltz

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"Last Cheater's Waltz"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album 3/4 Lonely
B-side "You Do It to Me Every Time"
ReleasedAugust 1979
RecordedFebruary 1979
Genre Country
Length3:47
Label Warner Bros. Nashville/Curb
Songwriter(s) Sonny Throckmorton
Producer(s) Buddy Killen
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"You Feel Good All Over"
(1979)
"Last Cheater's Waltz"
(1979)
"I'll Be Coming Back for More'"
(1979)

"Last Cheater's Waltz" is the title track from Sonny Throckmorton's 1978 album Last Cheater's Waltz . Throckmorton released the song as a double-A-side with "Smooth Sailin'" and charted at number 47 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year. [1]

Contents

In late 1979, T. G. Sheppard covered both songs. He released "Last Cheater's Waltz" as a single in 1979, reaching number one on Hot Country Songs. [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks7

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [4] 11

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 420. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, pp. 379-380
  3. "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2021.