The Tip of My Fingers

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"The Tip of My Fingers"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs
B-side "No Man's Land" [1]
ReleasedJune 20, 1960
RecordedMarch 3, 1960
Studio Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length2:55
Label Decca #31092 [1]
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Dead or Alive"
(1959)
"The Tip of My Fingers"
(1960)
"Walk Out Backwards"
(1960)

"The Tip of My Fingers", also titled "The Tips of My Fingers", is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer Bill Anderson. First included on his 1962 album Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs, the song was a Top Ten country single for him in 1960.

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Chart performance

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7

Roy Clark version

"The Tips of My Fingers"
Single by Roy Clark
from the album Roy Clark Sings The Tip of My Fingers
B-side "Spooky Movies" [3]
Released1963
Recorded1963
Genre Country
Length2:40
Label Capitol #4956
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Ken Nelson [4]
Roy Clark singles chronology
"Talk About a Party"
(1962)
"The Tips of My Fingers"
(1963)
"Application for Love"
(1963)

In 1963, Roy Clark released a version from his album Roy Clark Sings The Tip of My Fingers, titled "The Tips of My Fingers". It was his first chart single, reaching number 10 on the country charts and number 45 on the pop charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 45
Canada (CHUM Chart [7] 29

Eddy Arnold version

"The Tip of My Fingers"
Single by Eddy Arnold
from the album Somebody Like Me
B-side "Long, Long Friendship" [8]
ReleasedJuly 23, 1966
RecordedApril 19, 1966
Genre Country
Length3:00
Label RCA Victor #8869
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold singles chronology
"The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me"
(1966)
"The Tip of My Fingers"
(1966)
"Somebody Like Me"
(1966)

Eddy Arnold recorded the song in 1966 on his album Somebody Like Me. It was the first single from that album, reaching number 3 on the country charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 43
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [11] 8
Canadian RPM Top Singles [12] 57

Jean Shepard version

"The Tip of My Fingers"
Single by Jean Shepard
from the album Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs
B-side "Bright Lights and Country Music" [13]
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1975
Genre Country
Length?
Label United Artists #591
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Larry Butler
Jean Shepard singles chronology
"Poor Sweet Baby"
(1975)
"The Tip of My Fingers"
(1975)
"I'm a Believer (In a Whole Lot of Lovin')"
(1975)

In 1975, Jean Shepard released a rendition of the song as well. Her version was included on Poor Sweet Baby (And Ten Other Bill Anderson Songs), an album comprising cover versions of Anderson's work.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 16
Canadian RPM Country Playlist [15] 25

Anita Perras version

"The Tip of My Fingers"
Single by Anita Perras
from the album Touch My Heart
Released1989
Genre Country
Length2:48
Label Savannah #9834
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Mike Francis
Anita Perras singles chronology
"Hello Again"
(1989)
"The Tip of My Fingers"
(1989)
"Touch My Heart"
(1989)

Canadian country music singer Anita Perras covered the song on her 1989 album Touch My Heart. Her version was released as a single and peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [16] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [17] 45

Steve Wariner version

"The Tips of My Fingers"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album I Am Ready
B-side "When Will I Let Go" [18]
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1992
Genre Country
Length3:39
Label Arista Nashville #12393
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Tim DuBois
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Leave Him Out of This"
(1991)
"The Tips of My Fingers"
(1992)
"A Woman Loves"
(1992)

The most recently charted cover version was by Steve Wariner, on his 1991 album I Am Ready . It was his twenty-fourth Top Ten country hit, also peaking at number 3. Wariner's rendition was also titled "The Tips of My Fingers". Wariner's version features backing vocals from Vince Gill. [19]

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [20] 19
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 54

Other recorded versions

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