Satin Sheets

Infobox Single
Name = Satin Sheets


Caption =
Artist = Jeanne Pruett
from Album = Satin Sheets
A-side = "Satin Sheets"
B-side = "Sweet Sweetheart"
Released = February, 1973
Format = Single
Recorded = 1973
Genre = Country
Length = 03:07
Label = MCA Records
Writer = John Volinkaty
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Love Me"
1972
This single = "Satin Sheets"
1973
Next single = "I'm Your Woman"
1973
Misc =

"Satin Sheets" is the name of a popular Country music song, made famous by Jeanne Pruett in 1973.

History & About the Song

Jeanne Pruett struggled for years under RCA records in the 1960s, before signing successfully with Decca in 1969, which then became MCA the year "Satin Sheets" was released. She finally started charting the Country list in 1971, then by 1972, she was hitting the Top 40 with her self-penned "Love Me" (later a bigger Country hit for Marty Robbins). "Satin Sheets" was written by John Volinkaty specifically for Pruett only. The song was released as a single in February 1973.

"Satin Sheets" hit country radio in March 1973, aided by 1,600 pink satin sheets that Jeanne cut by hand and sent to radio programmers and music executives across the nation. The international hit topped the country charts that May. [ [http://opry.com/MeetTheOpry/Members.aspx?id=98 Jeanne Pruett biography at opry.com] ]

The song was such a big hit it the Pop Top 30 on the Pop charts, reaching No. 28. "Satin Sheets" went on to become Pruett's biggest hit and career hit, as well as a signature Country tune of the 1970s. The song was revolutionary for Country music at the time, for its open discussion of sex. The song talks of how a housewife is unhappy with her marriage to a man who only gives gifts to his wife instead of giving her real love. An album of the same name was released that year, that topped the "Top Country Albums" chart as well. The album featured Pruett lying in a pink bed, with pink satin clothes and satin sheets. Because of the song's success, Pruett was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry, where she still remains today. Since being on the Opry, she has been given a nickname that comes from her signature song, "Miss Satin Sheets". "Satin Sheets" helped set the stage for a successful follow-up that hit the Top 10 late that year, titled "I'm Your Woman", followed by a few other hits in the 70s, as well as a few more in 1980.

Cover Versions

Cover versions of the songs have been released. The most recent is the one Martina McBride did for her 2005 cover album, "Timeless".

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