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"Too Hot to Sleep" is a song written by R.C. Bannon and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music artist Louise Mandrell. It was released in July 1983 as the first single and title track from the album Too Hot to Sleep. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Bernie Tom Collins is an American music producer and publisher in Nashville, Tennessee who has received three CMA Awards as Producer of the Year, and seven Grammy nominations. He produced a steady stream of country music hits over a 30-year span from artists including Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Sylvia, Tom T. Hall, Jim Ed Brown, James Galway, Marie Osmond, and Steve Wariner. Collins served as Chairman of the Board of the CMA in 1979 and 1980.
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