What Did I Promise Her Last Night

"What Did I Promise Her Last Night" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in November 1977 as the second and final single from the album Love's Troubled Waters. The song was written by Ronald McCown and Wayne Walker.

"What Did I Promise Her Last Night"
Single by Mel Tillis
from the album Love's Troubled Waters
B-side"Woman, You Should Be In The Movies"
ReleasedNovember 1977
RecordedMarch 1977
GenreCountry
Length2:57
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Ronald McCown
  • Wayne Walker
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen
Mel Tillis singles chronology
"I Got the Hoss"
(1977)		 "What Did I Promise Her Last Night"
(1977)		 "I Believe in You"
(1978)

Content

The song is about a middle-aged married man who regrets his one-night stand and sexual encounter with a woman he had just met the previous evening in a bar. As he leaves their hotel room and drives home, he senses that she has had a string of failed relationships and one-night stands and wonders to himself if he could have been the one to provide her the lasting relationship she had been longing for.

Chart performance

The single peaked at No. 4 in February 1978 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] and No. 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart about the same time.

Chart (1977-1978) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 4
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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  2. "Mel Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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