Sweet Talkin' Man

"Sweet Talkin' Man"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man
B-side"A Good Old Country Song"
ReleasedSeptember 1976 (1976-09)
StudioColumbia Studio
Genre
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cunningham
Producer(s)Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"Rodeo Cowboy"
(1976) 		"Sweet Talkin' Man"
(1976) 		"Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man"
(1977)

"Sweet Talkin' Man" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1976 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.

Background and release

"Sweet Talkin' Man" was recorded in August 1976 at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband. It was the only song recorded during this particular session date.[2]

"Sweet Talkin' Man" was released as a single in September 1976 via Columbia Records.[3] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 23 in November 1977.[4] It reached a similar position on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, peaking at number 27 the same year.[5] The song was issued on Anderson's 1977 studio album 'Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[6]
  • "Sweet Talkin' Man" – 2:59
  • "A Good Old Country Song" – 2:13

Chart performance

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[5] 27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 23

References

  1. ^ "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Lynn (March 1977). "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man (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. ^ ""Sweet Talkin' Man" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Lynn Anderson -- "Sweet Talkin' Man" (1976, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.