Me (Bill Anderson song)

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"Me"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Showcase
B-side "Cincinnati, Ohio"
ReleasedJune 1964 (1964-06)
RecordedNovember 26, 1963
Studio Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length2:12
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Alex Zanetis
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Five Little Fingers"
(1963)
"Me"
(1964)
"Three A.M."
(1964)

"Me" is a song written by Alex Zanetis that was first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1964 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

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Background and release

"Me" was recorded on November 26, 1963, at the Bradley Studios, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the same session. It was Anderson's final recording session in 1963. [2]

"Me" was released as a single by Decca Records in June 1964. [3] The song spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number eight by September of that year. [4] It was later released on his 1964 studio album Bill Anderson Sings . [2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1964)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 8

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References

  1. "Bill Anderson Showcase: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Bill (November 1964). "Showcase (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records .
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ""Me" chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. "Bill Anderson -- "Me" (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.