| Last Cheater's Waltz | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Buddy Killen | |||
| Sonny Throckmorton chronology | ||||
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Last Cheater's Waltz is the debut album by American country music artist Sonny Throckmorton. It was released in 1978. [1] Its title song reached number 47 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year. [2]
"Last Cheater's Waltz" was released as a single with "Smooth Sailin'" on the B-side. "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" was released as a single with "She Sure Makes Leaving Look Easy" on the B-Side (Mercury 55039).
An uncredited review in Cash Box was favorable, stating that "His first outing is a fine blend of uptempo tunes, ballads and even a touch of R&B. Production is completely supportive of Sonny's honest, sensitive vocals. Each cut is good, but 'If We're Not Back in Love by Monday' is outstanding for its creativity." [3]
All songs written by Sonny Throckmorton; co-writers in parentheses.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1980.
Country USA was a 23-volume series issued by Time-Life Music during the late 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting country music of the 1950s through early 1970s.
Contemporary Country was a 22-volume series issued by Time-Life during the early 1990s, spotlighting country music of the 1970s through mid 1990s.
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (originally "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)") is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding's finest performances and a soul classic, it is a slow, emotional piece with Redding's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section.
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album, The Sonny Side of Chér. It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week (behind "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers), eventually becoming one of Cher's biggest-selling singles of the 1960s.
Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. was an American songwriter.
"Crying Time" is a song from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens. It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967. Numerous other cover versions have been performed and recorded over the intervening years.
James Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton is an American country music singer and songwriter. Known primarily for his songwriting, Throckmorton has had more than 1,000 of his songs recorded by various country singers. He has also had minor success as a recording artist, having released two major-label albums: The Last Cheater's Waltz in 1978 on Mercury Records and Southern Train in 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. Throckmorton is a member of the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame, and has been awarded Songwriter of the Year by both Broadcast Music Incorporated and the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
"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.
"Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" is a song written by Curly Putman and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in July 1980 as the second single from the album Smooth Sailin'. The song was Sheppard's fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.
"I Feel Like Loving You Again" is a song written by Bobby Braddock and Sonny Throckmorton, and recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was first released in 1978 on Throckmorton's debut album, Last Cheater's Waltz. It was re-released in November 1980 as the third single from Sheppard's album Smooth Sailin'. The song was Sheppard's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.
"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton. He was also the first artist to release it, doing so on Last Cheater's Waltz in 1978. His version went to number 54 on the country music chart that year.
"Made for Lovin' You" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton and Curly Putman. First appearing on Dan Seals' 1990 album On Arrival, it was also recorded by Clinton Gregory on his album Music 'n Me. Gregory's version of the song was released as a single, but did not chart.
"Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton. Connie Smith released this song as a single on Monument Records in 1978 that peaked at No. 68 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs list.. Throckmorton also released this song on his 1978 debut album, Last Cheater's Waltz. His version was re-released in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.
"If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton and Glenn Martin, and first recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in March 1977 as the first single from the album Ramblin' Fever. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"It's a Cheating Situation" is a song recorded by American country music artists Moe Bandy and Janie Fricke. It was released in January 1979 as the first single and title track from Bandy's album It's a Cheating Situation. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. The song was written by Sonny Throckmorton and Curly Putman.
"What I Had with You" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton and Curly Putman. It has been recorded by several country artists, including Jean Shepard and Slim Whitman in 1974, and Tammy Wynette in 1977, Sheila Andrews with guest vocals from Joe Sun in 1979, and most notably John Conlee in January 1981. Conlee's version was released as the third and final single from his album Friday Night Blues and reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
It's a Cheating Situation is the 11th album by country singer Moe Bandy released in 1979 on the Columbia label recorded at the Jack Clement Recording Studio "B" and CBS Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
The singles discography of American country artist, George Jones, contains 182 singles. Of the total, 136 were released with Jones as the solo artist. In addition, 31 were issued with Jones being part of a collaboration. Thirdly, eight singles were issued with Jones being part of a featured act. Fourthly, seven released were promotional singles. Additionally, 14 songs that are not released as singles are included that made any major chart. Finally, 21 music videos which were first issued as singles are also listed. Jones had his first chart success in 1955 with several top ten Billboard Hot Country Songs singles: "Why Baby Why", "What Am I Worth" and "You Gotta Be My Baby". After several more top ten releases, "White Lightning" became his first to top the Billboard country chart. Along with "Who Shot Sam", both singles were also his first to make the Hot 100 charts.
Smooth Sailin' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in 1980 via Warner Bros. and Curb Records. The album includes the singles "Smooth Sailin'", "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven", and "I Feel Like Loving You Again".