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| This single = "'''Operator, Operator'''"<br/>(1985) |
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"'''Operator, Operator'''" (also titled "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)") is a [[country music]] song co-written and recorded by [[Larry Willoughby]], a cousin of country music singer [[Rodney Crowell]], and Janet Willoughby. He released the song in 1983 from the album ''Building Bridges'', and took it to number 65 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=469|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref> [[The Oak Ridge Boys]] also recorded it under the original title, as the [[b-side]] to their 1983 single "[[Love Song (The Oak Ridge Boys song)|Love Song]]".<ref>Whitburn, p. 303</ref> |
"'''Operator, Operator'''" (also titled "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)") is a [[country music]] song co-written and recorded by [[Larry Willoughby]], a cousin of country music singer [[Rodney Crowell]], and Janet Willoughby. He released the song in 1983 from the album ''Building Bridges'', and took it to number 65 on the [[Hot Country Songs]] charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=469|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> [[The Oak Ridge Boys]] also recorded it under the original title, as the [[b-side]] to their 1983 single "[[Love Song (The Oak Ridge Boys song)|Love Song]]".<ref>Whitburn, p. 303</ref> |
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A 1985 recording by [[Eddy Raven]], under the title "Operator, Operator", appeared on his album ''Love and Other Hard Times''. This version went to number 9 on the same chart.<ref name="raven">Whitburn, p. 340</ref> Two versions of Raven's version were issued: One has a standard fade during the reprisal of the refrain, the other has a slightly different transition into the final refrain, with Raven – after being cut off – screaming into the phone that he has no more change to continue the call, with that track being played over Raven singing. |
A 1985 recording by [[Eddy Raven]], under the title "Operator, Operator", appeared on his album ''[[Love and Other Hard Times]]''. This version went to number 9 on the same chart.<ref name="raven">Whitburn, p. 340</ref> Two versions of Raven's version were issued: One has a standard fade during the reprisal of the refrain, the other has a slightly different transition into the final refrain, with Raven – after being cut off – screaming into the phone that he has no more change to continue the call, with that track being played over Raven singing. |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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Latest revision as of 07:49, 13 October 2024
| "Operator, Operator" | ||||
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| Single by Eddy Raven | ||||
| from the album Love and Other Hard Times | ||||
| B-side | "Just for the Sake of the Thrill"[1] | |||
| Released | April 20, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Willoughby, Janet Willoughby | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Worley, Eddy Raven | |||
| Eddy Raven singles chronology | ||||
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"Operator, Operator" (also titled "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)") is a country music song co-written and recorded by Larry Willoughby, a cousin of country music singer Rodney Crowell, and Janet Willoughby. He released the song in 1983 from the album Building Bridges, and took it to number 65 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[2] The Oak Ridge Boys also recorded it under the original title, as the b-side to their 1983 single "Love Song".[3]
A 1985 recording by Eddy Raven, under the title "Operator, Operator", appeared on his album Love and Other Hard Times. This version went to number 9 on the same chart.[1] Two versions of Raven's version were issued: One has a standard fade during the reprisal of the refrain, the other has a slightly different transition into the final refrain, with Raven – after being cut off – screaming into the phone that he has no more change to continue the call, with that track being played over Raven singing.
Chart performance
[edit]Larry Willoughby
[edit]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 65 |
Eddy Raven
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, p. 340
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 303
- ^ "Larry Willoughby Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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