I May Never Get to Heaven

"I May Never Get to Heaven"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Cross Winds
B-side "Grand Ole Blues"
Released July 1979
Genre Country
Length 2:52
Label MCA
Writer(s) Bill Anderson
Buddy Killen
Producer(s) Conway Twitty, David Barnes
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Don't Take It Away"
(1979)
"I May Never Get to Heaven"
(1979)
"Happy Birthday Darlin'"
(1979)

"I May Never Get to Heaven'" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in July 1979 as the second single from his album Cross Winds. "I May Never Get to Heaven" was Conway Twitty's 22nd number one hit on the country chart. The song stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 10 weeks on the country chart.[1]

B.J. Thomas released a version in 1968 as the B-side to his Top 40 hit "The Eyes of a New York Woman".[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
  2. "B. J. Thomas - "I May Never Get To Heaven"". YouTube. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Conway Twitty – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Conway Twitty.

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Preceded by
"Heartbreak Hotel"
by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

September 8, 1979
Succeeded by
"You're My Jamaica"
by Charley Pride
Preceded by
"You're My Jamaica"
by Charley Pride
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

October 13, 1979
Succeeded by
"Before My Time"
by John Conlee
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