Misery Loves Company (Porter Wagoner song)

Misery Loves Company (Porter Wagoner song)
"Misery Loves Company"
Single by Porter Wagoner
from the album A Slice of Life
B-side "I Cried Again"
Released November 1961
Genre Country
Label RCA
Writer(s) Jerry Reed
Producer Chet Atkins
Porter Wagoner singles chronology
"Your Old Love Letters"
(1961)		 "Misery Loves Company"
(1961)		 "Cold Dark Waters"
(1962)

"Misery Loves Company" is a 1962 song by Jerry Reed[1], recorded first by Porter Wagoner. The single became 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

References

  1. ^ http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/125073
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 366. 
Preceded by
"Walk on By" by Leroy Van Dyke
"That's My Pa" by Sheb Wooley		 Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single
March 10, 1962
March 24, 1962		 Succeeded by
"That's My Pa" by Sheb Wooley
"She's Got You" by Patsy Cline

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