Where I Ought to Be
"Where I Ought to Be" is a song written by Harlan Howard. In 1961, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor in 1962.
"Where I Ought to Be" | ||||
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Single by Skeeter Davis | ||||
B-side | "Something Precious" | |||
Released | January 1962 | |||
Recorded | November 1, 1961 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1] | |||
Genre | Country, Nashville Sound | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Harlan Howard | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Skeeter Davis singles chronology | ||||
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"Where I Ought to Be" was recorded on November 1, 1961 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1] The song was released as a single in January 1962, and it peaked at number nine on the Billboard Magazine Hot C&W Sides chart later that year. The single became Davis' fifth top-ten hit on the country chart at that point. The song was not originally issued onto an official album.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 9 |
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References
- "Skeeter Davis discography". Praguefrank's Country Discographies.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
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