| "Misery Loves Company" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Porter Wagoner | ||||
| from the album A Slice of Life | ||||
| B-side | "I Cried Again" | |||
| Released | November 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Reed | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Porter Wagoner singles chronology | ||||
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"Misery Loves Company" is a 1961 song by Jerry Reed, [1] recorded first by Porter Wagoner. The single was the second number one country song of his career staying at the top spot for two weeks. "Misery Loves Company" spent twenty-nine weeks on the chart. [2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1961–1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
Cover versions
- It was covered in 1977 by Moe Bandy on his LP Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry.
- Another cover was recorded by Ronnie Milsap, and was credited as a B-side to his 1980 No. 1 country hit " Cowboys and Clowns." Ronnie would later re-record the song with Leon Russell for Ronnie's 2019 album "The Duets". The song was recorded around April 2016. Being one of Leon's final recordings.
References
- ^ "Original versions of Misery Loves Company by Jerry Reed | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 366.
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