"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in November 1987 as the first single from the album Chill Factor. The song was the last of Haggard's thirty-four number one singles as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Haggard wrote the song with Freddy Powers.
| "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
| from the album Chill Factor | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Have Any Love Around" | |||
| Released | November 21, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers | |||
| Producer(s) | Merle Haggard Ken Suesov | |||
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Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 42 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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