Too Hot to Sleep (song)

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"Too Hot to Sleep"
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Single by Louise Mandrell
from the album Too Hot to Sleep
B-side "We Put on Quite a Show"
ReleasedJuly 16, 1983
Genre Country
Length3:36
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) R.C. Bannon, John Bettis
Producer(s) Eddie Kilroy
Louise Mandrell singles chronology
"Save Me"
(1983)
"Too Hot to Sleep"
(1983)
"Runaway Heart"
(1983)

"Too Hot to Sleep" is a song written by R.C. Bannon and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music artist Louise Mandrell. It was released in July 1983 as the first single and title track from the album Too Hot to Sleep. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Daniel Shipley is an American country music singer, known professionally as R.C. Bannon. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia and RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to 1991, and charted six duets with her in addition to twelve singles of his own. His highest-charting single was his 1979 cover of the Peaches & Herb hit "Reunited," recorded as a duet with Mandrell, that reached number 13 on the country music charts in 1979; his most successful solo single is "Winners and Losers" at number 26. In addition to recording as a solo artist and with Mandrell, Bannon co-wrote songs for Ronnie Milsap, Bobby G. Rice, Barbara Mandrell and Steve Azar.

John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, Bettis was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Louise Mandrell American musician

Thelma Louise Mandrell is an American country music singer. She is the younger sister of fellow country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell. Louise had a successful singing career in country music from the 1970s, with a string of hits all during the 1980s.

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks26

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 214.
  2. "Louise Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.