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"Certain" was recorded on December 30, 1964, at the Bradley Studio, located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the session as well.<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Bill |title=''I Love You Drops'' (Album Information and Liner Notes) |journal=[[Decca Records]] |date=August 1966}}</ref>
"Certain" was recorded on December 30, 1964, at the Bradley Studio, located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the session as well.<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Bill |title=''I Love You Drops'' (Album Information and Liner Notes) |journal=[[Decca Records]] |date=August 1966}}</ref>


"Certain" was released as a single by Decca Records in February 1965.<ref name="Billboard Singles">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> The song spent 17 weeks on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles]] before reaching number 12 in May 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title="Certain" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/bill-anderson/chart-history/CSI/song/837604|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> It was later released on his 1966 studio album ''[[I Love You Drops]]''.<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
"Certain" was released as a single by Decca Records in February 1965.<ref name="Billboard Singles">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> The song spent 17 weeks on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles]] before reaching number 12 in May 1965.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Certain" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bill-anderson/chart-history/csi/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> It was later released on his 1966 studio album ''[[I Love You Drops]]''.<ref name="Liner Notes"/>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
'''7" vinyl single'''<ref>{{cite web |title="Certain" (1965, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Bill-Anderson-You-Can-Have-Her-Certain/release/7979409 |website=[[Discogs]] |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>
'''7" vinyl single'''<ref>{{cite web |title="Certain" (1965, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Bill-Anderson-You-Can-Have-Her-Certain/release/7979409 |website=[[Discogs]] |year=1965 |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>
* "Certain" – 2:36
* "Certain" – 2:36
* "[[You Can Have Her]]" – 2:32
* "[[You Can Have Her]]" – 2:32

Latest revision as of 04:27, 5 July 2023

"Certain"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album I Love You Drops
B-side"You Can Have Her"
ReleasedFebruary 1965 (1965-02)
RecordedDecember 30, 1964
StudioBradley Studio
Genre
Length2:36
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Bill Anderson
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Three A.M."
(1964)
"Certain"
(1965)
"Bright Lights and Country Music"
(1965)

"Certain" is a song written and first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1965 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release

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"Certain" was recorded on December 30, 1964, at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. Two additional tracks were recorded at the session as well.[2]

"Certain" was released as a single by Decca Records in February 1965.[3] The song spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 12 in May 1965.[4] It was later released on his 1966 studio album I Love You Drops.[2]

Track listings

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7" vinyl single[5]

Chart performance

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Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 12

References

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  1. ^ "I Love You Drops: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Bill (August 1966). "I Love You Drops (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ^ ""Certain" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ ""Certain" (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.