"Last Date" | ||||
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![]() Italian release picture sleeve | ||||
Single by Floyd Cramer | ||||
from the album Last Date | ||||
B-side | "Sweetie Baby" | |||
Released | August 1960 | |||
Recorded | July 12, 1960 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:20 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Floyd Cramer | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Floyd Cramer singles chronology | ||||
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"Last Date" is a 1960 instrumental written and performed by Floyd Cramer. It exemplifies the "slip note" style of piano playing that Cramer made popular. It peaked at number 11 on the country chart [1] and at number two on the Hot 100 behind "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley. [2] Cramer's recording inspired a number of successful cover versions, including a vocal adaptation by Conway Twitty.
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 8 |
Canada CHUM Hit Parade [3] | 4 |
New Zealand "Lever Hit Parade" [4] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 2 |