Wrong Road Again
| "Wrong Road Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Crystal Gayle | ||||
| from the album Crystal Gayle | ||||
| B-side | "They Come Out at Night" | |||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Studio | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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"Wrong Road Again" is a song written by Allen Reynolds, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in September 1974 as the first single from the album Crystal Gayle.
Cover versions
Gayle's sister, Loretta Lynn, would cut and release a cover of the track one year after in 1975 on her album Home.[1]
English singer Marianne Faithfull recorded a cover of the song on her country-flavoured album Dreamin' My Dreams in 1976.[2]
Waylon Jennings would cut the track in the 1970s but the cut would never make it to release until 2025 when his son Shooter Jennings would put it on the posthumous album, Songbird, as the albums 5th track.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974–1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[4] | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 17 |
References
- ^ "Loretta Lynn - Wrong Road Again". Genius. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Wrong Road Again". Marianne Faithfull Official. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Waylon Jennings Tells the Tale of "The Cowboy (Small Texas Town)"". Big Hassle Media. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 131.
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