45 single, Side A. RCA Victor (74-0565) (1971)
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"Burning the Midnight Oil" is a single by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on October 18, 1971, by RCA Victor as the second single from their seventh collaborative studio album, The Right Combination • Burning the Midnight Oil. It was written by Porter and produced by Bob Ferguson. The single peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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Track listing
Side A
- Burning the Midnight Oil (Porter Wagoner) 1:45
- More Than Words Can Tell (Porter Wagoner) 2:44
Recording
"Burning the Midnight Oil" was recorded on April 7, 1971, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, while "More Than Words Can Tell" was recorded the following day.
Audio
Critical reception
Cashbox magazine reviewed the single in the October 30,1971 issue. It said, "This year's top vocal duo greets us with another hit, perhaps their strongest to date. Will be in the immediate airplay and top sales."
Cashbox review, October 30, 1971.
Commercial performance
"Burning the Midnight Oil" debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated November 13, 1971. It peaked at number 11 on the chart dated January 8, 1971, its ninth week on the chart. It charted for 13 weeks. It also peaked at number five on the Cashbox Country Singles chart. The single peaked at number nine in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the 2014 box set, Just Between You and Me: The Complete Recordings, 1967–1976.
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