My Big Iron Skillet
"My Big Iron Skillet" is a song written by Bryan Creswell and Wilda Creswell. It was recorded and released as a single by American country, rock, and Christian artist, Wanda Jackson.
"My Big Iron Skillet" | ||||
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Single by Wanda Jackson | ||||
from the album Wanda Jackson Country | ||||
B-side | "The Hunter" | |||
Released | September 1969 | |||
Recorded | March 29, 1969 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan Creswell, Wilda Creswell | |||
Producer(s) | Ken Nelson | |||
Wanda Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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The song was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio on March 29, 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1] "My Big Iron Skillet" was officially released as a single in September 1969, peaking at number twenty on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart. It was her first top-twenty single since 1967. The song was issued on Jackson's 1970 studio album, Wanda Jackson Country.[2]
Music journalist, Robert K. Oermann and anthropologist, Mary A. Bufwack called this song, "threatening" since Jackson threatens to kill the song's antagonist with a kitchen skillet.[3]
Chart performance
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 20 |
References
- "Wanda Jackson discography, part one". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
- Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. 2002. pp. 201–04. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4.