O What a Thrill

"O What a Thrill"
Single by The Mavericks
from the album What a Crying Shame
B-side"Ain't Found Nobody"
ReleasedMay 14, 1994
GenreCountry
Length3:13
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Jesse Winchester
Producer(s)Don Cook
The Mavericks singles chronology
"What a Crying Shame"
(1993)
"O What a Thrill"
(1994)
"There Goes My Heart"
(1994)

"O What a Thrill" is a song written by Jesse Winchester. It was originally recorded by James House for his 1989 self-titled debut album.[1]

It was later released as a single by American country music group The Mavericks. It was released in May 1994 as the second single from the album What a Crying Shame. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2] The Mavericks' version features House on backing vocals.

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 91

References

  1. ^ "James House James House (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2590." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Mavericks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.