He Was There (When I Needed You) Explained

He Was There (When I Needed You)
Type:single
Artist:Tammy Wynette
Album:Only Lonely Sometimes
B-Side:"Only the Names Have Been Changed"
Recorded:January 1980
Studio:Columbia Recording Studio
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre:Country
Label:Epic
Producer:Billy Sherrill
Prev Title:No One Else in the World
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Starting Over
Next Year:1980

"He Was There (When I Needed You)" is a song written by Sue Richards, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from the album Only Lonely Sometimes.

Background and reception

"He Was There (When I Needed You)" 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).[1]

The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It released on her 1980 studio album Only Lonely Sometimes.[2]

Track listing

7" vinyl single[3]

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)17
Canada Country Singles (RPM)[4] 28

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tammy Wynette -- Only Lonely Sometimes (1980, Vinyl) . . 24 December 2019.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research.
  3. Wynette . Tammy . "He Was There (When I Needed You)"/"Only the Names Have Been Changed" (7" vinyl single) . . March 1980 . 9-50868.
  4. Web site: Search results for "Tammy Wynette" under Country Singles . . 8 December 2019.