"Sweet Little '66" | ||||
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Single by Steve Earle | ||||
from the album Exit 0 | ||||
B-side | "Angry Young Man" | |||
Released | October 17, 1987 | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Earle | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Emory Gordy Jr., Richard Bennett | |||
Steve Earle singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweet Little '66" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in October 1987 as the third single from the album Exit 0 . The song reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 37 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 19 |
If My Heart Had Windows is the second album recorded by country music artist Patty Loveless, and was released in 1988. The title track — a cover of a George Jones song from 1967 — became Loveless' first top ten hit, peaking on the Billboard Country Music charts at number 10. It was then followed by her biggest chart position at the time with "A Little Bit In Love," a song written by country artist Steve Earle. It also features a recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which would be recorded by Shelby Lynne for her 1990 album Tough All Over and by Reba McEntire for her 1992 album It's Your Call.
"I Just Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Larry Herbstritt, with co-writers Steve Dorff, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. Herbstritt had composed the melody and chords for the chorus and a chord progression for the verse, which he took to his friend Steve Dorff. Harry Lloyd and Gloria Sklerov completed the lyrics. The song was originally recorded by the Carpenters and later covered by Dusty Springfield, and Anne Murray, who was unaware Springfield had recorded it just 6 months prior.
"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis and released in 1961 on the Bulletin label. In 1963, the song became a major hit when released by Dudley, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and cracking the Top 40 (#32) on the Hot 100, leading to it being hailed as the definitive celebration of the American truck driver.
"A Little Bit in Love" is a song recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in June 1988 as the third single from her album If My Heart Had Windows.
American singer and songwriter Steve Earle has released twenty-one studio albums, including collaborations with the Del McCoury Band and Shawn Colvin. Earle's work reflects a wide range of styles, including bluegrass, multiple styles of rock, folk, blues and country. He or his labels have also released six live albums and eight compilation albums.
"What'll You Do About Me" is a country music song written by Dennis Linde. It was originally recorded in 1984 by McGuffey Lane and then by Steve Earle. It has also been recorded by Randy Travis on his 1987 album, Always & Forever, The Forester Sisters in 1992, and Doug Supernaw, the latter of whom took it to Top 20 on the Billboard country charts in early 1995.
"Sometimes She Forgets" is a song written by Steve Earle, who recorded it on his 1995 Train a Comin' album.
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer Johnny Cash. It was released in December 1958 as the first single from the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash.
"After the Fire Is Gone" is a song written by L. E. White, and recorded by American country music artists Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty as a duet. It was released in January 1971 as the only single from the LP We Only Make Believe. "After the Fire Is Gone" was the first number one on the U.S. country chart for Lynn and Twitty as a duo. It spent two weeks at number one and a total of 14 weeks on the chart. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at number 56. It also won a Grammy for Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
"Cry Myself to Sleep" is a song written by Paul Kennerley, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in September 1986 as the fourth single from the album Rockin' with the Rhythm. The song was their eighth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.
"Young Country" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It features guest vocals from Butch Baker, Steve Earle, Highway 101, Dana McVicker, Marty Stuart, Keith Whitley, T. Graham Brown. It was released in February 1988 as the third and final single from his album Born to Boogie. It peaked at number 2 in the United States and in Canada.
"Guitar Town" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town. The song reached number 7 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was Earle's highest peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada. Originally, the lyrics were "cheap guitar", but then changed to "Jap guitar".
"Goodbye's All We've Got Left" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in January 1987 as the fourth single from his 1986 album Guitar Town. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"When You Fall in Love" is a song written by Steve Earle and John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Lee. It was released in May 1982 as the third and final single from the album Bet Your Heart on Me. The song reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at No. 46 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Nowhere Road" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from the album Exit 0. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Earle wrote this song with Reno Kling.
"Copperhead Road" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in 1988 as the first single and title track from his third studio album of the same name. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was Earle's highest-peaking song to date on that chart in the United States. The song has sold 1.1 million digital copies in the United States as of September 2017.
Terraplane is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. An album of songs in the blues genre, it was released in 2015 through New West Records. The album sold 11,200 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 39 on the Billboard 200.
"A Far Cry from You" is a song written by Steve Earle that was released as a single by American country artist Connie Smith. The song was released as a single on Epic Records and did not appear on an official album. "A Far Cry from You" became Smith's first official single to be issued following her decision to enter semi-retirement in the late 1970s. Secondly, the song became her final single to reach a position on the Billboard country chart.
"Hillbilly Highway" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in March 1986 as the first single from the album Guitar Town. The song reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Earle and Jimbeau Hinson.
"Someday" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in October 1986 as the third single from the album Guitar Town. The song reached #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song features in the 2007 film Bridge to Terabithia.