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"'''Carolyn'''" is a song written by [[Tommy Collins (country music)|Tommy Collins]], and recorded by American country music artist [[Merle Haggard]]. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from the album ''[[Someday We'll Look Back]]''. "Carolyn" was Haggard's eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=147}}</ref>
"'''Carolyn'''" is the title of a song written by [[Tommy Collins (country music)|Tommy Collins]], and recorded by American country music artist [[Merle Haggard]]. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from the album ''[[Someday We'll Look Back]]''. "Carolyn" was Haggard's eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=147}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==

Revision as of 22:05, 10 December 2013

"Carolyn"
Song
B-side"When the Feelin's Gone Away"

"Carolyn" is the title of a song written by Tommy Collins, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in November 1971 as the second single from the album Someday We'll Look Back. "Carolyn" was Haggard's eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1971–1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

January 15-January 29, 1972
Succeeded by