Still (Bill Anderson song)

"Still"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Still
B-side	"You Made It Easy"
Released	January 28, 1963
Genre	Country, pop
Length	2:51
Label	Decca
Songwriter	Bill Anderson
Producer	Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Mama Sang a Song" (1962) "Still" (1963) "8×10" (1963)

"Still" is a 1963 single by Bill Anderson. "Still" was Anderson's second number one on the country chart, staying at the top spot for seven non-consecutive weeks. ^[1] The song crossed over to the pop chart, peaking at number eight. ^[2] Anderson performed this song on the finale of the 1977-1978 ABC game show The Better Sex which he co-hosted with Sarah Purcell. ^[3]

This song is mostly spoken in the two verses, rather than sung, except for the repeated refrains, that are done with a female chorus. The narrator misses his girl, since she went away, and hopes to have her back again someday soon, saying that he is still here.

Chart performance

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Australia	32
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) [4]	23
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [5]	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	3

Other recordings

• 1963 Al Martino included in his album I Love You Because. ^[6]
• 1963 Bing Crosby for his album Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits .
• 1963 Karl Denver ^[7] - this spent 13 weeks in the UK charts peaking at No. 15. ^[8]
• 1963 Ken Dodd ^[9] - this spent ten weeks in the UK charts peaking at No. 35. ^[10]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 23.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 28.
3. The Better Sex 1/13/78 finale - Part 2 - Youtube
4. CHUM Hit Parade, May 13, 1963
5. Flavour of New Zealand, 27 June 1963
6. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1963. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
7. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
8. British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 145. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
9. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
10. British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 155. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.

External links

• Bill Anderson - Still on YouTube