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"You Don't Know Me" is a song written by Cindy Walker based on a title and storyline given to her by Eddy Arnold in 1955. "You Don't Know Me" was first recorded by Arnold that year and released as a single on April 21, 1956 on RCA Victor. The best-selling version of the song is by Ray Charles, who took it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1962, after releasing the song on his number 1 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. The first version of the song to make the Billboard charts was by Jerry Vale in 1956, peaking at number 14 on the pop chart. Arnold's version charted two months later, released as an RCA Victor single, 47-6502, backed with "The Rockin' Mockin' Bird", which reached number 10 on the Billboard country chart. Cash Box magazine, which combined all best-selling versions at one position, included a version by Carmen McRae that never appeared in the Billboard Top 100 Sides listing.
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"You've Got Something on Your Mind" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in August 1985 as the lead single from his album I Feel Good About Lovin' You. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Norro Wilson, Dave Gibson, and Roger Murrah.
"Your Memory Ain't What It Used to Be" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in December 1985 as the second and final single from his album I Feel Good About Lovin' You. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Mary Fielder, Kim Morrison and Dickey Betts.
"Doo-Wah Days" is a song written by Edward Hunnicutt, Doug Gilmore and Gary Vincent, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in July 1986 as the only single from his album One and Only. The song reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"The Song We Made Love To" is a song written by Kenneth Wahle, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in November 1978 as the lead single and title track from his album The Songs We Made Love To. The song reached number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 26 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 137.
- ↑ "Mickey Gilley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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