"Starting Over" is a song written by

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s ...

, recorded by American

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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). The song reached number 17 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. It released on her 1980 studio album ''Only Lonely Sometimes''.

Track listings

;7" vinyl single * "Starting Over" – 3:07 * "I'll Be Thinking of You" – 3:58

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1980 songs 1980 singles Epic Records singles Tammy Wynette songs Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill Songs written by Bob McDill {{1980-country-song-stub