Blanket on the Ground
For the album, see Blanket on the Ground (album).
| "Blanket on the Ground" | ||||
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| Single by Billie Jo Spears | ||||
| from the album Blanket on the Ground | ||||
| B-side | "Come on Home" | |||
| Released | February 1975 (U.S.) | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Roger Bowling | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||
| Billie Jo Spears singles chronology | ||||
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"Blanket on the Ground" is a song recorded by country music singer Billie Jo Spears. Released in 1975, the song reached #1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Country Singles chart,[1] and #78 on the Hot 100 pop charts. In the United Kingdom, the song reached #6 on the pop charts.
The song was written by Roger Bowling and sung from the point of view of a middle-aged woman who coaxes her hesitant husband outdoors to make love in the moonlight.
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Sources
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)), p. 62-63
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 327.
- 1 2 "Top Selling Singles of 1975 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "Britain's best selling records of '75". Record Mirror. London: Billboard. January 10, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ "1975 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
| Preceded by "Always Wanting You" by Merle Haggard and the Strangers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 26, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Roll On Big Mama" by Joe Stampley |
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