"Dancing Your Memory Away" is a song recorded by American country music artist Charly McClain. It was released in June 1982 as the first single from the album Too Good to Hurry. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
| "Dancing Your Memory Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Charly McClain | ||||
| from the album Too Good to Hurry | ||||
| B-side | "Love This Time" | |||
| Released | June 26, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Burton, Thomas Grant | |||
| Producer(s) | Norro Wilson | |||
| Charly McClain singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Eddie Burton and Thomas Alan Grant for Barnwood Music which is now owned by HoriPro Entertainment. "Dancing Your Memory Away" also won two BMI awards, one at the country awards in Nashville and the other at the pop awards in Beverly Hills, CA. The song was first recorded by Tammy Wynette for her Soft Touch album. The Charly McClain version was produced by Norro Wilson. It has since been recorded by over 30 different artists around the world.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 221.
- ^ "Charly McClain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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