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. Released in September 1968, it was the first single from his album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 7 on the ''

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chart. It also reached number 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Chart performance

References

1968 singles Jim Reeves songs Songs written by Jim Reeves 1968 songs RCA Records singles {{1960s-country-song-stub