Ninety-Nine (song) explained

Ninety-Nine
Type:single
Artist:Bill Anderson
B-Side:"Back Where I Started From"
Recorded:April 1959
Studio:Bradley Studio
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:Dead or Alive
Next Year:1959

"Ninety-Nine" is a song written and recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in June 1959 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release

"Ninety-Nine" was recorded in April 1959 at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records.[1]

"Ninety-Nine" was released as a single by Decca Records in June 1959.[2] It spent a total of 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart before reaching number 13 in August 1959. It was Anderson's second chart hit and second major hit as a recording artist.[3] It was not first released on a proper album. However, seven years later, it appeared on his compilation Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[4]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Bill . Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . 1962.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "Ninety-Nine" chart history . . 21 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Bill Anderson -- "Ninety-Nine" (1959, Vinyl) . . 2 November 1959 . 21 July 2020.