Charlie's Shoes
| "Charlie's Shoes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Walker | ||||
| B-side | "Wild Colonial Boy" | |||
| Released | February 1962 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded |
November 20, 1961 Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Roy Baham | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Law | |||
| Billy Walker singles chronology | ||||
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"Charlie's Shoes", also known as "(I'd Like to Be In) Charlie's Shoes", is a song written by Roy Baham released as a single in 1962 by Billy Walker. It was the only number-one country hit of Walker's career, spending two non-consecutive weeks at the top spot and 23 weeks on the chart.[1]
Guy Mitchell also released a version in 1962. It failed to make Me the Billboard Hot 100 stopping well outside the chart at # 110. The song has also been cut by other artists such as Eddy Arnold's version in 1962 and a cover by Faron Young.
Chart performance
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United States Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 368.
External links
| Preceded by "She's Got You" by Patsy Cline |
Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single April 28, 1962 May 12, 1962 |
Succeeded by "She's Got You" by Patsy Cline "She Thinks I Still Care" by George Jones |
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