All the King's Horses (Lynn Anderson song)

"All the King's Horses"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album All the King's Horses
B-side"If All I Have to Do is Just Love You"
ReleasedJanuary 1976 (1976-01)
StudioColumbia Studio
Genre
Length2:45
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cunningham
Producer(s)Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"Paradise"
(1975) 		"All the King's Horses"
(1976) 		"Rodeo Cowboy"
(1976)

"All the King's Horses" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in January 1976 via Columbia Records.

Background and release

"All the King's Horses" was recorded at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband.[2]

"All the King's Horses" became a major hit when it reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1976.[3] It became an even bigger hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number five the same year.[4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1976 studio album of the same name.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[5]
  • "I've Never Loved Anymore More" – 2:45
  • "All I Have to Do Is Just Love You" – 2:07

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[4] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 20

References

  1. ^ "All the King's Horses: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Lynn (March 1976). "All the King's Horses (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Columbia Records.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ a b "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. ^ ""All the King's Horses" (1976, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2020.