"Thanks"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels
B-side"Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best"
ReleasedAugust 1975 (1975-08)
RecordedApril 10, 1975
StudioBradley's Barn
Genre
Length2:26
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Bill Anderson
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Country D.J."
(1975)		 "Thanks"
(1975)		 "Sometimes"
(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, a studio located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by 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.".[2]

"Thanks" was released as a single by MCA Records in August 1975.[3] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in October 1975.[4] In Canada, the single reached number 19 on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1975..[5] It was released on his 1976 studio album, Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[6]

  • "Thanks" – 2:26
  • "Why'd the Last Time Have to Be the Best" – 2:46

Chart performance

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM) 24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 19

References

  1. ↑ "Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Bill (September 1976). "Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ↑ ""Thanks" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bill Anderson -- "Thanks" (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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