Linda on My Mind (song)

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"Linda on My Mind"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Linda on My Mind
B-side "She's Just Not Over You Yet"
ReleasedJanuary 1975
RecordedJune 19, 1973
Studio Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length2:41
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Conway Twitty
Producer(s) Owen Bradley
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"I See the Want To in Your Eyes"
(1974)
"Linda on My Mind"
(1975)
"Touch the Hand"
(1975)

"Linda on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in January 1975 as the first single and title track from the album Linda on My Mind . The song was Twitty's 12th number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart. [1]

Contents

Cover versions

The song was recorded that same year by Ronnie Milsap on his album Night Things .

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1975)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 61
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Canadian RPM Top Singles51

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