Motels and Memories

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"Motels and Memories"
Single by T. G. Sheppard
from the album Motels and Memories
B-side "Pig Skin Charade"
ReleasedNovember 1975
Genre Country
Label Melodyland
Songwriter(s) Ron Birmann, Donald Miller
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"Another Woman"
(1975)
"Motels and Memories"
(1975)
"Solitary Man"
(1976)

"Motels and Memories" is a song written Ron Birmann and Donald Miller, and recorded by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in November 1975 as the first single and title track from his album Motels and Memories. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1975–1976)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles7
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 1002
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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References

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  2. "RPM Country Singles for March 27, 1976". RPM . Retrieved 16 March 2011.