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"Satin Sheets"
"Satin Sheets"
Single by Jeanne Pruett
from the album Satin Sheets
B-side	"Sweet Sweetheart"
Released	February 1973
Recorded	December 29, 1972; Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Genre	Land
Length	3:07
Label	MCA 40015
Songwriter(s)	John Volinkaty
Producer(s)	Walter Haynes
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"Satin Sheets" is a song written by John Volinkaty, and originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard on their March 1972 duet album, Bill & Jan or (Jan & Bill). It was then famously covered by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett in February 1973 as the first single and title track from her album of the same name. The song was Pruett's only Number One country hit, as well as her only chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Song history

Jeanne Pruett struggled for years under RCA Records in the 1960s, before signing successfully with Decca Records in 1969, which then became MCA Records the year "Satin Sheets" was released. She finally started charting the Country list in 1971, then by 1972, she was hitting the Top 40 with her self-penned "Love Me" (later a bigger Country hit for Marty Robbins). "Satin Sheets" was released as a single in February 1973. Writer John "Jack" Volinkaty said the idea came to him in 1970 while he was grocery shopping in Minneapolis. He went home and wrote it in 5 minutes, but said it took him a year to sell. Volinkaty died in 1992.^[2]

"Satin Sheets" hit country radio in March 1973, aided by 1,600 pink satin sheets that Jeanne cut by hand and sent to radio programmers and music executives across the nation. The international hit topped the country charts that May.^[3]

The song was such a big hit it became a modest crossover hit, reaching No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Satin Sheets" went on to become Pruett's biggest hit and career hit, as well as a signature Country tune of the 1970s. The song was revolutionary for Country music at the time, for its open discussion of sex. The song talks of how a housewife is unhappy with her marriage to a man who only gives gifts to his wife instead of giving her real love. An album of the same name was released that year, that topped the "Top Country Albums" chart as well. The album featured Pruett lying in a pink bed, with pink satin clothes and satin sheets. Because of the song's success, Pruett was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry.

Pruett referenced the song in her 1979 single "Please Sing Satin Sheets for Me", which included a portion of her recording of "Satin Sheets" at the end.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3
Canadian RPM Top Singles	76
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	66
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	28

Cover versions

"Satin Sheets" has been recorded by artists including:

Dolly Parton
Tammy Wynette
Loretta Lynn
Hank Williams Jr.
Martina McBride.
Debbie Rule, covered the song on her album Texas Girls (2015).

Parodies

It has been spoofed as "Santa's Sheets" by New Orleans act Benny Grunch and Kathy Savoie, sung from the perspective of Mrs.Santa Claus.

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "'Satin Sheets' songwriter to be inducted into Music Hall of Fame". SW News Media. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ "Jeanne Pruett". Grand Ole Opry. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 241. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 860.

External links

"Jeanne Pruett – Satin Sheets Lyrics". SongMeanings. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] "'Satin Sheets' songwriter to be inducted into Music Hall of Fame". SW News Media. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[3] "Jeanne Pruett". Grand Ole Opry. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 241. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 860.

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+"'''Satin Sheets'''" is a song written by John Volinkaty, and originally recorded by [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]] and [[Jan Howard]] on their March 1972 duet album, ''Bill & Jan or (Jan & Bill)''. It was then famously covered by American country music artist [[Jeanne Pruett]] in February 1973 as the first single and title track from her album of the [[Satin Sheets (album)|same name]].  The song was Pruett's only Number One country hit, as well as her only chart entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
 ==Song history==
-Jeanne Pruett struggled for years under [[RCA Records]] in the 1960s, before signing successfully with [[Decca Records]] in 1969, which then became [[MCA Records]] the year "Satin Sheets" was released. She finally started charting the Country list in 1971, then by 1972, she was hitting the Top 40 with her self-penned "Love Me" (later a bigger Country hit for [[Marty Robbins]]). "Satin Sheets" was written by John Volinkaty, [[New Ulm, Minnesota]]. The song was released as a single in February 1973.  Writer Volinkaty said the idea came to him in 1970 while he was grocery shopping in Minneapolis.  He went home and wrote this, his first song, in 30 minutes.  It took 3 years to get someone to listen to it.  He sent a tape to Jeanne and she listened.  Volinkaty died in 1992.
+Jeanne Pruett struggled for years under [[RCA Records]] in the 1960s, before signing successfully with [[Decca Records]] in 1969, which then became [[MCA Records]] the year "Satin Sheets" was released. She finally started charting the Country list in 1971, then by 1972, she was hitting the Top 40 with her self-penned "Love Me" (later a bigger Country hit for [[Marty Robbins]]). "Satin Sheets" was released as a single in February 1973.  Writer John "Jack" Volinkaty said the idea came to him in 1970 while he was grocery shopping in Minneapolis. He went home and wrote it in 5 minutes, but said it took him a year to sell. Volinkaty died in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.swnewsmedia.com/chanhassen_villager/news/community/people/satin-sheets-songwriter-to-be-inducted-into-music-hall-of/article_36b42373-f02d-5f5c-ace5-7c55121336a9.html|title='Satin Sheets' songwriter to be inducted into Music Hall of Fame|work=SW News Media|accessdate=7 November 2019|date=5 November 2015}}</ref>
-"Satin Sheets" hit country radio in March 1973, aided by 1,600 pink satin sheets that Jeanne cut by hand and sent to radio programmers and music executives across the nation. The international hit topped the country charts that May.<ref> [http://opry.com/MeetTheOpry/Members.aspx?id=98 Jeanne Pruett biography at opry.com]</ref>
+"Satin Sheets" hit country radio in March 1973, aided by 1,600 pink satin sheets that Jeanne cut by hand and sent to radio programmers and music executives across the nation. The international hit topped the country charts that May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opry.com/artists/jeanne-pruett/|title=Jeanne Pruett|work=[[Grand Ole Opry]]|accessdate=8 November 2019}}</ref>
-The song was such a big hit it became a modest crossover hit, reaching No. 28 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. "Satin Sheets" went on to become Pruett's biggest hit and career hit, as well as a signature Country tune of the 1970s. The song was revolutionary for Country music at the time, for its open discussion of sex. The song talks of how a housewife is unhappy with her marriage to a man who only gives gifts to his wife instead of giving her real love. An album of the same name was released that year, that topped the "Top Country Albums" chart as well. The album featured Pruett lying in a pink bed, with pink satin clothes and satin sheets. Because of the song's success, Pruett was invited to join the [[Grand Ole Opry]].
+The song was such a big hit it became a modest crossover hit, reaching No. 28 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "Satin Sheets" went on to become Pruett's biggest hit and career hit, as well as a signature Country tune of the 1970s. The song was revolutionary for Country music at the time, for its open discussion of sex. The song talks of how a housewife is unhappy with her marriage to a man who only gives gifts to his wife instead of giving her real love. An album of the same name was released that year, that topped the "Top Country Albums" chart as well. The album featured Pruett lying in a pink bed, with pink satin clothes and satin sheets. Because of the song's success, Pruett was invited to join the [[Grand Ole Opry]].
-Pruett referenced the song in her 1979 single "Please Sing Satin Sheets for Me," which included a portion of her recording of "Satin Sheets" at the end.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=336|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
+Pruett referenced the song in her 1979 single "Please Sing Satin Sheets for Me", which included a portion of her recording of "Satin Sheets" at the end.<ref name="whitburn"/>
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+|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=241}}</ref>
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-|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
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 |align="center"|66
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+|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
+|align="center"|1
+|-
+|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite book |title=  Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=860}}</ref>
+|align="center"|28
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 ==Cover versions==
+"Satin Sheets" has been recorded by artists including:
-A cover by [[The Bellamy Brothers]] in 1976 from their album ''Let Your Love Flow'' reached #73 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].
+*[[Dolly Parton]]
+*[[Tammy Wynette]]
+*[[Loretta Lynn]]
+*[[Hank Williams Jr.]]
+*[[Martina McBride]].
+*Debbie Rule, covered the song on her album Texas Girls (2015).
+==Parodies==
-{{start box}}
+It has been spoofed as "Santa's Sheets" by New Orleans act Benny Grunch and Kathy Savoie, sung from the perspective of Mrs.Santa Claus.
-{{sucession box
- | before = "[[What's Your Mama's Name (song)|What's Your Mama's Name]]" by [[Tanya Tucker]]
- | title = [[Hot Country Songs|Billboard Hot Country Singles]]<BR>number one single
- | years = May 26, 1973-June 2, 1973
- | after = "[[You Always Come Back To Hurting Me]]" by [[Johnny Rodriguez]]
-}}
-{{sucession box
- | before = "[[Kids Say the Darndest Things (song)|Kids Say the Darndest Things]]" by [[Tammy Wynette]]
- | title = [[Hot Country Songs|Billboard Hot Country Singles]]<BR>number one single
- | years = June 23, 1973
- | after = "[[Don't Fight the Feelings of Love]]" by [[Charley Pride]]
-}}
-{{end box}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+* {{Cite news |title=Jeanne Pruett – Satin Sheets Lyrics |url=https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858921709 |work=[[SongMeanings]] |access-date=8 November 2019}}
+{{Jeanne Pruett}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1973 singles]]
 [[Category:1976 singles]]
-[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Jeanne Pruett songs]]
 [[Category:Martina McBride songs]]
 [[Category:Dolly Parton songs]]
-[[Category:The Bellamy Brothers songs]]
+[[Category:MCA Records singles]]

v t e Jeanne Pruett
Discography
Studio albums	Love Me (1972) Satin Sheets (1973) Jeanne Pruett (1974) Honey on His Hands (1975) Encore! (1979) Jeanne Pruett (1985)
Songs	"I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" "Satin Sheets" "I'm Your Woman" "You Don't Need to Move a Mountain" "Back to Back" "Temporarily Yours" "It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
See also	Marty Robbins List of Grand Ole Opry members