Starting Over (Tammy Wynette song)

"Starting Over"
Single by Tammy Wynette
from the album Only Lonely Sometimes
B-side"I'll Be Thinking of You"
ReleasedJuly 1980 (1980-07)
RecordedJanuary 1980
StudioColumbia Recording Studio
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenreCountry
Length3:07
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Bob McDill
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill
Tammy Wynette singles chronology
"He Was There (When I Needed You)"
(1980) 		"Starting Over"
(1980) 		"Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)"
(1981)

"Starting Over" is a song written by Bob McDill, recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from the album Only Lonely Sometimes.

Background and reception

"Starting Over" was recorded in January 1980 at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The session featured tracks that would later appear on Wynette's 1980 album. The recording session was produced by Billy Sherrill and included renowned Nashville session musicians such as Johnny Gimble, Pete Drake and George Richey (Wynette's husband).[1]

The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It released on her 1980 studio album Only Lonely Sometimes.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[3]
  • "Starting Over" – 3:07
  • "I'll Be Thinking of You" – 3:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] 17
CAN Country Singles (RPM)[4] 41

References

  1. ^ "Tammy Wynette -- Only Lonely Sometimes (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. ^ Wynette, Tammy (July 1980). ""Starting Over"/"I'll Be Thinking of You" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 9-50915.
  4. ^ "Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


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