You Ask Me To Explained

You Ask Me To
Type:single
Artist:Waylon Jennings
Album:Honky Tonk Heroes
B-Side:Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me
Released:October 6, 1973
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Waylon Jennings
Prev Title:We Had It All
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:This Time
Next Year:1974

"You Ask Me To" is a song written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings. It was originally recorded by Jennings on his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes. This record spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number eight.[1] Shaver recorded his own version in 1977 titled "You Asked Me To" in the past tense for the album Gypsy Boy, with special guest Willie Nelson on guitar and vocals.[2] "You Ask Me To" also appeared as the closing song on Elvis Presley's 1975 album Promised Land. It was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis and released on Presley's 40th birthday. It also appeared with an alternate arrangement in Elvis Presley's posthumous 1981 album Guitar Man, which reached the Top 50 in the US.[3]

Chart performance

Billy Joe Shaver version

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=waylon-jennings-p1663/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Waylon Jennings ["Chart and Awards" section] ]. . 18 November 2010.
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=gypsy-boy-r108494|pure_url=yes}} Gypsy Goy ]. Jurek, Thom . . 18 November 2010.
  3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=guitar-man-r15623/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Guitar Man ["Chart and Awards" section] ]. . 18 November 2010.