Play Guitar Play

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"Play Guitar Play"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Play Guitar Play
B-side "One in a Million"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1977
RecordedNovember 2, 1976
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length3:22
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Conway Twitty
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me"
(1976)
"Play Guitar Play"
(1977)
"I've Already Loved You in My Mind"
(1977)

"Play Guitar Play" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in February 1977 as the second single and title track from the album Play Guitar Play. The song was Twitty's 19th number one on the country chart. "Play Guitar Play" stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart. [1]

Contents

Cover versions

The song was also recorded by Charley Pride and his version is on his 1978 album Someone Loves You Honey .

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 13

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
  2. "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.