Sweet Talkin' Man Explained

Sweet Talkin' Man
Type:single
Artist:Lynn Anderson
Album:Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man
B-Side:A Good Old Country Song
Studio:Columbia Studio
Label:Columbia
Producer:Glenn Sutton
Prev Title:Rodeo Cowboy
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man
Next Year:1977

"Sweet Talkin' Man" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1976 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.

Background and release

"Sweet Talkin' Man" was recorded in August 1976 at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was produced by Glenn Sutton, Anderson's longtime production collaborator at the label and her first husband. It was the only song recorded during this particular session date.[1]

"Sweet Talkin' Man" was released as a single in September 1976 via Columbia Records.[2] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 23 in November 1977.[3] It reached a similar position on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, peaking at number 27 the same year.[4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1977 studio album 'Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[5]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Lynn . Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man (Album Info and Liner Notes) . . March 1977.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "Sweet Talkin' Man" chart history . . 28 July 2020.
  4. Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson. RPM. 4 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021045054/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=Lynn+Anderson&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20. 21 October 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Lynn Anderson -- "Sweet Talkin' Man" (1976, Vinyl) . . 1976 . 28 July 2020.