Thanks (song)

This article is about the song by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. For other songs, see Thanks (disambiguation).
"Thanks"
Single by J. Vincent Edward
from the album Thanks
B-side"Do It All Over Again"
ReleasedNovember 1, 1969 (1969-11-01)
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
Producer(s)Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
J. Vincent Edward singles chronology
"Run to the Sun"
(1969) 		"Thanks"
(1969) 		"Who are My Friends"
(1970)
"Thanks"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels
B-side"Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best"
ReleasedAugust 1975 (1975-08)
RecordedApril 10, 1975
StudioBradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre
Length2:26
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Country D.J."
(1975) 		"Thanks"
(1975) 		"Sometimes"
(1975)

"Thanks" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and first recorded by J. Vincent Edwards in 1969. Edwards recording charted in the Netherlands.[2] American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson's version was released as a single in 1975 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.

Waylon Jennings released a version on his 1972 album Ladies Love Outlaws and Arrows on their 1976 album First Hit.

Background and release

"Thanks" by Bill Anderson was recorded on April 10, 1975 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by the studio's owner, Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with MCA Records. The single's B-side was also cut at the same studio session: "Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best.".[3]

"Thanks" was released as a single by MCA Records in August 1975.[4] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in October 1975.[5] In Canada, the single reached number 19 on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1975..[6] It was released on his 1976 studio album, Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels.[3]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[7]

  • "Thanks" – 2:26
  • "Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best" – 2:46

Chart performance

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM) 24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 19

References

  1. ^ "Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.top40.nl/j-vincent-edward/j-vincent-edward-thanks-11988 J. Vincent Edward: Thanks in the Dutch Top 40
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Bill (September 1976). "Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  5. ^ ""Thanks" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Bill Anderson -- "Thanks" (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.