"Spring" is a song written by John Tipton, recorded by American

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artist,

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

. It was released in May 1975 and reached the top 20 of the American and Canadian country songs charts. It was among Tucker's final singles released by the Columbia label. It was the first single from her compilation album '' You Are Beautiful''.

Background and recording

Tanya Tucker was only 13 years old when she first broke through into country music with the top ten single, " Delta Dawn". Tucker's success continued with a series of number one singles, such as "

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" and " Blood Red and Goin' Down". Tucker moved to

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in 1975 where she had another number one single with " Lizzie and the Rainman". Yet, Columbia continued issuing several more singles following her departure including "Spring". Composed by John Tipton, Tucker had originally recorded the track in 1974 at the Columbia Studio, located in

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. The session was produced by

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Release, chart performance and reception

In May 1975, Columbia released "Spring" as a single. The track spent 15 weeks on the American ''

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'' Hot Country Songs chart. In August 1975, it reached the top 20, peaking at number 18 on the chart. On the Canadian '' RPM'' Country chart, the single reached a similar top 20 peak, climbing to number 11. The song was not included on album until the release of the 1977 Columbia Records compilation titled, ''

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''.

Track listing

;7" vinyl single * "Spring" – 3:53 * "Bed of Roses" – 2:25

Chart performance

References

{{Tanya Tucker singles 1975 singles 1975 songs Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill Tanya Tucker songs