Southern Comfort (Conway Twitty album)

Last updated
Southern Comfort
Conway Twitty Southern Comfort.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1982 [1]
Recorded1981
Genre Country
Length32:04
Label Elektra Records
Producer Conway Twitty, Jimmy Bowen
Conway Twitty chronology
Number Ones
(1981)
Southern Comfort
(1982)
Dream Maker
(1982)
Singles from Southern Comfort
  1. "The Clown"
    Released: December 1981
  2. "Slow Hand"
    Released: April 24, 1982

Southern Comfort is the forty-fourth studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. The album was released in February 1982, [2] by Elektra Records. [3] Twitty had signed with the label after a long tenure with MCA Records and one of its predecessors, Decca Records; the change in allegiance was owed to a change in management in MCA which also shifted its focus to marketing and promoting newer artists.

Contents

This album spawned two #1 country hits. One was in an original song called "The Clown" and the other was in a rendition of the Pointer Sisters' 1981 hit "Slow Hand", which he reworked to suit his personality. The latter single, his 29th #1 country hit, was his final multi-week #1 hit on Billboard's country single charts. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slow Hand" John Bettis, Michael Clark [5] 2:55
2."The Clown"Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers, Sandra Chalmers, Wayne Carson [6] 4:00
3."The Boy Next Door"Eddie Setser, Troy Seals [7] 2:35
4."Love and Only Love"Hugh Moffatt [8] 2:54
5."When Love Was Something Else" Roger Murrah, Scott Anders [9] 2:37
6."She Only Meant to Use Him"Charles Quillen, Dallas Cody [10] 3:55
7."It Turns Me Inside Out" Jan Crutchfield [11] 3:23
8."Southern Comfort" Jamie O'Hara [12] 2:36
9."Something Strange Got Into Her Last Night"Bobby Harden [13] 3:42
10."I Was the First"Terry Skinner [14] 3:14

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [16] 5

Related Research Articles

"Touch the Hand" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Conway Twitty. It was released in August 1975 as the first single from the album The High Priest of Country Music. A ballad that became one of his 41 Billboard magazine No. 1 songs, the song represented one half of a double-sided hit for Twitty in 1975. The other side was "Don't Cry Joni."

<i>We Only Make Believe</i> 1971 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

We Only Make Believe is the first collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 1, 1971, by Decca Records.

<i>Lead Me On</i> (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn album) 1972 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Lead Me On is the second collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on January 17, 1972, by Decca Records.

<i>Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man</i> 1973 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man is the third collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on July 9, 1973, by MCA Records.

<i>Country Partners</i> 1974 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Country Partners is the fourth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 10, 1974, by MCA Records.

<i>House on Old Lonesome Road</i> 1989 studio album by Conway Twitty

House on Old Lonesome Road is the fifty-fourth studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. It was released in 1989 on MCA Records, and features the hit "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind", which Allmusic's Jason Ankeny called "the energizing hit which reaffirmed Twitty's standing among the era's country's giants."

"Next in Line" is a song written by Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Next in Line. The song was Twitty's sixth entry to make the country charts and his first of 54 number ones on all the country charts. His 2nd number one overall The single spent a single week at number one and spent a total of 13 weeks within the top 40.

"To See My Angel Cry" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty.

"How Much More Can She Stand" is a song written by Harry Compton, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in March 1971 as the first single and title track from the album How Much More Can She Stand. The song was Twitty's sixth number one solo country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.

"You've Never Been This Far Before" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in July 1973 as the second single and title track from the album You've Never Been This Far Before.

"She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" is a song written by Raymond Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in November 1972 as the first single from the album She Needs Someone to Hold Her. The song was Twitty's ninth number one in the U.S. country chart as a solo artist. It stayed at number one for two weeks and spent 14 weeks in the chart.

"This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" is a song written by Earl Thomas Conley and Mary Larkin and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in October 1975 as the first single from the album This Time I've Hurt Her More. The song was Twitty's fifteenth number one country single as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.

"I See the Want To in Your Eyes" is a song written by Wayne Carson. The song was first recorded by honky-tonk singer Gary Stewart and appeared on his 1975 album Out of Hand. American country music artist Conway Twitty heard Stewart's version on the radio and decided to record it. Twitty's version was released in July 1974 as the second single from the album I'm Not Through Loving You Yet. The song was Twitty's 11th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart.

"Linda on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in January 1975 as the first single and title track from the album Linda on My Mind. The song was Twitty's 12th number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart.

"After All the Good Is Gone" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in March 1976 as the first single from the album Now and Then. The song was Twitty's 16th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart.

<i>Diamond Duet</i> 1979 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Diamond Duet is the ninth collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on October 22, 1979, by MCA Records.

<i>Twos a Party</i> 1981 studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

Two's a Party is the tenth and final collaborative studio album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 2, 1981, by MCA Records. This would be the duo's last album of all new material to be released. Their next and final release, Making Believe, would be a compilation of new and previously released material.

<i>Still in Your Dreams</i> 1988 studio album by Conway Twitty

Still in Your Dreams is the fifty-third studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. The album was released in 1988, by MCA Records.

<i>Borderline</i> (Conway Twitty album) 1987 album by Conway Twitty

Borderline is the fifty-second studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. The album was released in March 1987, by MCA Records.

<i>By Heart</i> (Conway Twitty album) 1984 studio album by Conway Twitty

By Heart is the forty-eighth studio album by American country music singer Conway Twitty. The album was released in 1984, by Warner Bros. Records.

References

  1. "Original Release Date". genius.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "Original Release Date". genius.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "Southern Comfort - Conway Twitty". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 362.
  5. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. "Southern Comfort Album Credits". www.discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. "Conway Twitty Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2019.