Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)

"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)"
Single by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
from the album Houston to Denver
B-side"Whole Wide World Stood Still"
ReleasedSeptember 1983
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Larry Gatlin
Producer(s)Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band singles chronology
"Easy on the Eye"
(1983) 		"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)"
(1983) 		"Denver"
(1984)

"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album Houston to Denver. The song was their third and last number-one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.[1]

Recording

According to the album liner notes, this song was recorded before the rest of the album and was the only song on the album to be produced by and feature guitar from Larry Gatlin. The remainder of the album was produced by Rick Hall.

Personnel

According to the album liner notes.[2]

Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
  • Larry Gatlin – lead vocals, guitar, producer
  • Steve Gatlin – harmony and backing vocals
  • Rudy Gatlin – harmony and backing vocals
Additional musicians and production staff

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 130.
  2. ^ From Houston to Denver (booklet). Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers. California: CBS Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Larry Gatlin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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