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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Abilene
| name = Abilene
| cover = Abilene_-_George_Hamilton_IV.jpg
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| Cover =
| Artist = [[George Hamilton IV]]
| alt =
| Album = Abilene
| type = single
| artist = [[George Hamilton IV]]
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| B-side = "Oh So Many Years"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| Released = May 1963
| album = Abilene
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| B-side = "Oh So Many Years"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
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| Recorded =
| released = May 1963
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length =
| format =
| recorded =
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| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| studio =
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| Writer = [[Bob Gibson (musician)|Bob Gibson]]<br />[[John D. Loudermilk]]
| Producer = [[Chet Atkins]]
| venue =
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| Last single = "In This Very Same Room"<br />(1963)
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| length =
| This single = '''"Abilene"'''<br />(1963)
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| Next single = "There's More Pretty Girls Than One"<Br />(1963)
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| writer = [[Bob Gibson (musician)|Bob Gibson]]<br />[[John D. Loudermilk]]<br>Lester Brown
| misc =
| producer = [[Chet Atkins]]
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| prev_title = In This Very Same Room
| prev_year = 1963
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| next_title = There's More Pretty Girls Than One
| next_year = 1963
}}
}}
'''Abilene''' is a song written by [[Bob Gibson (musician)|Bob Gibson]], Lester Brown and [[John D. Loudermilk]], and recorded by American country music artist [[George Hamilton IV]]. The song reached number one on the U.S. [[country music]] [[Record chart|chart]] for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts. George Hamilton IV performed "Abilene" in the 1963 movie ''[[Hootenanny Hoot]]''.
"'''Abilene'''" is a song written by [[Bob Gibson (musician)|Bob Gibson]], Lester Brown and [[John D. Loudermilk]],<ref>[http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=3000&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID "Abilene," BMI Repertoire website]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and recorded by American country music artist [[George Hamilton IV]]. The song reached number one on the U.S. [[country music]] [[Record chart|chart]] for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts. George Hamilton IV performed "Abilene" in the 1963 movie ''[[Hootenanny Hoot]]''.


==Background and writing==
==Background and writing==
Bob Gibson was inspired to write the song after watching the Randolph Scott movie, "[[Abilene Town]]." The setting for the movie was [[Abilene, Kansas]], the railhead town at the end of the Chisholm Trail. Gibson said that the song had often been erroneously thought to be about [[Abilene, Texas]], a town named for the Kansas cowtown that had been established 24 years earlier.
Bob Gibson was inspired to write the song after watching the Randolph Scott film ''[[Abilene Town]]''. The setting for the film is [[Abilene, Kansas]], the railhead town at the end of the Chisholm Trail. Gibson said the song had often been erroneously thought to be about [[Abilene, Texas]], named for the Kansas cowtown that had been established 24 years earlier but a much larger city.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}


==Chart performance==
== Chart performance ==
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! Peak<br>position
! Peak<br>position
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=George Hamilton IV|song=Abilene|access-date=2 July 2020}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
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| align="center"| 1
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| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 <ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=273}}</ref>
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| 15
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{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|4|artist=George Hamilton IV|song=Abilene|access-date=2 July 2020}}
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Easy Listening
| align="center"| 4
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| Canada ([[CHUM Chart]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/63-07-22-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade – July 22, 1963}}</ref>
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| align="center"| 9
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|}


==Later versions==
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"Abilene" was recorded by [[Sonny James]] fourteen years later in 1977. His version became a hit on the Country charts, reaching No. 24 in the U.S. and No. 16 (for two weeks) in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5511&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5511.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5511|title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1977-12-31 |access-date=2018-12-06}}</ref>
{{s-bef | before="[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]"<br />by [[Johnny Cash]]}}
In 1999, The Mudballs included the song on their ''C. Of Love'' album. [[Bobby Bare]] recorded a version of the song for his 1963 album, ''500 Miles Away from Home''.
{{s-ttl | title=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles]]<br />number-one single
|years=September 14-October 5, 1963}}
{{s-aft | after="[[Talk Back Trembling Lips]]"<br />by [[Ernest Ashworth]]}}
{{s-end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{YouTube|fT7F3bswH3w|George Hamilton IV – Abilene}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|george-hamilton-iv|abilene}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 18:38, 25 October 2024

"Abilene"
Single by George Hamilton IV
from the album Abilene
B-side"Oh So Many Years"[1]
ReleasedMay 1963
GenreCountry
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Bob Gibson
John D. Loudermilk
Lester Brown
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
George Hamilton IV singles chronology
"In This Very Same Room"
(1963) 		"Abilene"
(1963) 		"There's More Pretty Girls Than One"
(1963)

"Abilene" is a song written by Bob Gibson, Lester Brown and John D. Loudermilk,[2] and recorded by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. The song reached number one on the U.S. country music chart for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts. George Hamilton IV performed "Abilene" in the 1963 movie Hootenanny Hoot.

Background and writing

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Bob Gibson was inspired to write the song after watching the Randolph Scott film Abilene Town. The setting for the film is Abilene, Kansas, the railhead town at the end of the Chisholm Trail. Gibson said the song had often been erroneously thought to be about Abilene, Texas, named for the Kansas cowtown that had been established 24 years earlier but a much larger city.[citation needed]

Chart performance

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 4
Canada (CHUM Chart)[6] 9

Later versions

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"Abilene" was recorded by Sonny James fourteen years later in 1977. His version became a hit on the Country charts, reaching No. 24 in the U.S. and No. 16 (for two weeks) in Canada.[7] In 1999, The Mudballs included the song on their C. Of Love album. Bobby Bare recorded a version of the song for his 1963 album, 500 Miles Away from Home.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Abilene," BMI Repertoire website[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "George Hamilton IV Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 273.
  5. ^ "George Hamilton IV Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – July 22, 1963".
  7. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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