Sometimes (Bill Anderson song) explained

Sometimes
Type:	single
Artist:	Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner
Album:	Sometimes
B-Side:	Circle in a Triangle
Released:	November 1975
Genre:	Country
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Owen Bradley

"Sometimes" is a 1975 song written by Bill Anderson, and performed by Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner.

Background

Anderson wrote the song while riding on a bus in England. Reading a review of Shampoo, he noticed a section detailing a scene where a character's response when asked if they are married is "sometimes". Anderson decided this would be an excellent setup for a duet, jotting down the first draft of the lyrics on the magazine the review was in.^[1]

Charts

"Sometimes" went to number one on the country chart, where it stayed for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart.^[2]

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3

Cover versions

• In 1977, R&B trio, Facts of Life reached number thirty-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with their version which was produced by Millie Jackson.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: countrythangdaily.com. countrythangdaily.com. March 25, 2021.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 24.

3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 217.