The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)

"The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)"
Single by Jimmy Dean
from the album The First Thing Ev'ry Morning
B-side"Awkward Situation"
ReleasedApril 1965
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Dean
Ruth Roberts
Producer(s)Lor Crane
Jimmy Dean singles chronology
"Sam Hill"
(1964) 		"The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)"
(1965) 		"Harvest of Sunshine"
(1965)

"The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" is a song co-written by Jimmy Dean and Ruth Roberts.[1] Dean recorded a single of the song in 1965; it was Dean's second and final number one on the U.S. country singles chart, spending two weeks at number one and a total of sixteen weeks on the chart.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1965) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 91
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 19

References

  1. ^ Peter Keepnews (July 4, 2011). "Ruth Roberts, 'Meet the Mets' Songwriter, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 102.


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