"Adios Amigo" is a song written by Ralph Freed and Jerry Livingston, performed by Jim Reeves, and released on the RCA label (catalog no. 45-RCA-1293). It debuted on the Billboard country and western charts in May 1962, spent nine weeks at the No. 2 spot, and remained on the charts for a total of 21 weeks.[1] It was also ranked No. 5 on Billboard's 1962 year-end country and western chart.[2] In Canada the song reached No. 15 on the CHUM Charts.[3]
| "Adios Amigo" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Jim Reeves | ||||
| from the album The Best of Jim Reeves | ||||
| B-side | "A Letter to My Heart" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ralph Freed, Jerry Livingston | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Jim Reeves singles chronology | ||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 264. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Top 50 Country Music and Rhythm & Blues Records of 1962" (PDF). The Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - May 14, 1962".
