Midnight Hauler

"Midnight Hauler"
Single by Razzy Bailey
from the album Makin' Friends
B-side	"Scratch My Back (And Whisper in My Ear)"
Released	June 1981
Genre	Country
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Wood Newton Tim DuBois
Razzy Bailey singles chronology
"Friends" (1981) "Midnight Hauler" (1981) "She Left Love All Over Me" (1981)

"Midnight Hauler" is a 1981 single written by Wood Newton and Tim DuBois and recorded by Razzy Bailey. "Midnight Hauler" would be Razzy Bailey's fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart ^[1].

One of many country songs that salute the American truck driver, "Midnight Hauler" was part of a double A-sided single, paired with "Scratch My Back (And Whisper in My Ear)." "Scratch My Back ..." peaked at No. 8 on the Hot Country Singles chart in September 1981, before "Midnight Hauler" became the more-played song on country radio. It was with "Midnight Hauler" that the Bailey enjoyed what became his fourth No. 1 hit.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	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. 36. 

Preceded by "Tight Fittin' Jeans" by Conway Twitty	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 3, 1981	Succeeded by "Party Time" by T. G. Sheppard
Preceded by "You Don't Know Me" by Mickey Gilley	RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 10, 1981	Succeeded by "Older Women" by Ronnie McDowell