This Time (Thomas Wayne song)
"This Time" is a song written by Chips Moman, which was first recorded by Thomas Wayne and was released as a single on the Fernwood Records label in March 1958.[1] On March 31, 1958, the song was released on the Mercury Records label, as the B-side of "You're The One That Done It".[1]
"This Time" | |
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Single by Thomas Wayne | |
B-side | "You're The One That Done It" |
Released | March 1958 |
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
Genre | Rock and roll |
Length | 2:12 |
Label | Fernwood |
Songwriter(s) | Chips Moman |
Troy Shondell version
"This Time" | ||||
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Single by Troy Shondell | ||||
B-side | "Girl After Girl" | |||
Released | 1961 | |||
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Goldcrest | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chips Moman | |||
Troy Shondell singles chronology | ||||
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In 1961, Troy Shondell released a version of the song, which became an international hit. Shondell's version was released on the Goldcrest Records label, and was later leased to Liberty Records for distribution.[2] Shondell's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Norway's VG-lista,[4] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] No. 8 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[6] No. 18 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart,[7] and No. 22 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.[8]
Chart performance
Chart (1961-1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
Norway - VG-lista | 4 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 4 |
New Zealand - Lever Hit Parade | 8 |
UK - New Musical Express | 18 |
UK - Record Retailer | 22 |
References
- Thomas Wayne - This Time, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- Leszczak, Bob. (2014). Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 320. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- Troy Shondell - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 14, 2016.
- Troy Shondell - This Time, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 27, 1961". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-21.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) Chart No. 242.
- "Lever Hit Parade" 09-Mar-1962, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 4, 1961. p. 19. Accessed July 20, 2016.
- Troy Shondell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 20, 2016.