Three A.M.

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"Three A.M."
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Showcase
B-side "Cincinnati, Ohio"
ReleasedOctober 1964 (1964-10)
RecordedAugust 20, 1964
Studio Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length2:30
Label Decca
Songwriter(s)
  • Bill Anderson
  • Jerry Todd
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Me"
(1964)
"Three A.M."
(1964)
"Certain"
(1965)

"Three A.M." is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jerry Todd. It was first recorded by its co-writer, Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1964 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

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Background and release

"Three A.M." was recorded on August 20, 1964, at the Bradley Studios, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the session: "In the Misty Moonlight" and "Then and Only Then." [2]

"Three A.M." was released as a single by Decca Records in October 1964. [3] The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number eight by February 1965. [4] It was later released on his 1964 studio album Bill Anderson Sings . [2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1964–1965)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 8

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References

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  2. 1 2 Anderson, Bill (November 1964). "Showcase (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records .
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ""Three A.M." chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. "Bill Anderson -- "Three A.M." (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1964. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.