Thanks (song) explained

Thanks
Type:single
Artist:Bill Anderson
Album:Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels
B-Side:"Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best"
Recorded:April 10, 1975
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Label:MCA
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:Country D.J.
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Sometimes
Next Year:1975

"Thanks" is a song recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and previously recorded by J. Vincent Edwards in 1969. Bill Anderson's version was released as a single in 1975 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.

Background and release

"Thanks" was recorded on April 10, 1975 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by the studio's owner, Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with MCA Records. The single's B-side was also cut at the same studio session: "Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best.".[1]

"Thanks" was released as a single by MCA Records in August 1975.[2] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in October 1975.[3] In Canada, the single reached number 19 on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1975..[4] It was released on his 1976 studio album, Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[5]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Bill . Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . September 1976.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "Thanks" chart history . . 24 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles . . 17 July 2013 . 9 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Bill Anderson -- "Thanks" (1975, Vinyl) . . 1975 . 24 July 2020.