Let's Live a Little (song)

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"Let's Live a Little"
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Song by Carl Smith
Released1951
Genre Country
Length2:49
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Ruth E. Coletharp

"Let's Live a Little" is a country music song written by Ruth E. Coletharp, recorded by Carl Smith, and released on the Columbia label. In June 1951, it reached No. 2 on the country charts. [1] It spent 20 weeks on the charts and was the No. 9 country record of 1951 based on juke box plays. [2] [1]

The song has been covered by artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Tommy Collins, Jimmy Wakely, and Tex Williams.

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References

  1. 1 2 Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 292. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.