Talkin' to the Wall

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"Talkin' to the Wall"
Single by Warner Mack
from the album The Country Touch
B-side "One Mile More"
ReleasedFebruary 1966
Genre Country
Length2:32
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Warner McPherson
Bill Montague
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Warner Mack singles chronology
"Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)"
(1965)
"Talkin' to the Wall"
(1966)
"It Takes a Lot of Money"
(1966)
"Talkin' to the Wall"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album Smile for Me
B-side "I Want to Be a Part of You"
ReleasedJune 1974
RecordedDecember 1973
Genre Country
Length2:37
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Warner McPherson
Bill Montague
Producer(s) Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"Smile for Me"
(1974)
"Talkin' to the Wall"
(1974)
"What a Man My Man Is"
(1974)

"Talkin' to the Wall" is a single originally recorded by country singer Warner MacPherson (better known by his stage name Warner Mack). He co-wrote it with Bill Montague. It became a top ten hit for him when the song peaked at No. 3 in the Country Singles chart in 1966. In March of that same year, Loretta Lynn recorded the song, which was included on her album, You Ain't Woman Enough.

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The song was covered by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. Released in June 1974, it was the second single from her album Smile for Me . The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [2]

Chart performance

Warner Mack

Chart (1966)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles3

Lynn Anderson

Chart (1974)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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