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==Background and recording== |
==Background and recording== |
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| ⚫ | In September 1978,<ref name="songwritersvid">{{cite web |last1=Pedraza |first1=Esteban |last2=Pryka |first2=Aaron |title=Episode 3: The Songwriter (Nashville), Season 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUR514pPdi2g1srUwxD9bSHw |website=youtube.com |publisher=Movie Time Picture Company and HouseKopp Management |access-date=April 29, 2022}}</ref> Flowers and the Don Williams band members were staying at a [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton Hotel]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. A snowstorm had caused an interruption of their schedule.<ref>Danny Flowers' souvenirs about Tulsa Time creation might be blurred after all these years. Indeed, no snowstorm has ever been recorded in September in Tulsa by the meteorological services. The night he wrote the song in his room at the Sheraton hotel probably occurred on January 11, 1978, the only day of this month when a terrible weather has been reported. He must have spent the night sharing songs with Don Williams and Eric Clapton in Nashville on February 28, 1978. The timeline of these events is then coherent with the release of Expressions, the Don Williams' album featuring Tulsa Time, in August 1978.</ref> Flowers said, "We were all snowed in, and there was absolutely nothing to do. I was sitting there in my room, watching ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' with some hotel stationery beside me, just bored, and I started writing out some verses."<ref name="smithtulsaworld">{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Michael |title='Tulsa Time': A classic song 30 minutes in the making turns 40 years old |journal=Tulsa World |date=September 8, 2020 |volume=e-edition |url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/music/tulsa-time-a-classic-song-30-minutes-in-the-making-turns-40-years-old/article_93ccc184-d46e-54ba-a59a-b8a83af137cb.html |access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref> He spent only a half-hour on it and the song had only two chords. Flowers said he intended to add another chord later, "but Don heard it and liked it the way it was."<ref name="tnarticle">{{cite journal |title=Danny Flowers song Blossoms |journal=The Tennessean (Nashville) |date=October 14, 1990 |volume=86:249 |page=38 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112472753|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref> |
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About two months later, Flowers was performing with Williams in Nashville as the opening act for an Eric Clapton concert.<ref name="songwritersvid"/> After the performance, Flowers and Williams went to Clapton's hotel room where the three men took turns playing songs. Flowers sang and played guitar on his new song, "Tulsa Time" with Williams singing harmony and Clapton playing slide guitar on a dobro.<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Clapton said, "I love that song and I want to record it right away".<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Williams said, "You can't record it— ''I'm'' going to record it".<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Both artists recorded the song, but Williams was first. |
About two months later, Flowers was performing with Williams in Nashville as the opening act for an Eric Clapton concert.<ref name="songwritersvid"/> After the performance, Flowers and Williams went to Clapton's hotel room where the three men took turns playing songs. Flowers sang and played guitar on his new song, "Tulsa Time" with Williams singing harmony and Clapton playing slide guitar on a dobro.<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Clapton said, "I love that song and I want to record it right away".<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Williams said, "You can't record it— ''I'm'' going to record it".<ref name="songwritersvid"/> Both artists recorded the song, but Williams was first. |
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Williams' recording of "Tulsa Time" was the first song on his album |
Williams' recording of "Tulsa Time" was the first song on his album ''Expressions'', released in August 1978. By October, the song was number one on the Country singles chart.<ref name="smithtulsaworld"/> |
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It became the number one ''Billboard'' |
It became the number one ''Billboard'' country song of 1979.<ref name="lindbladtulsa">{{cite book |last1=Lindblad |first1=Elven |title=Tulsa Sounds: Celebrating the City's Musical Heritage |date=2019 |isbn=9780999122334 |page=142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6p35DwAAQBAJ&dq=danny+flowers&pg=PA142 |access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref> The song was named "single record of the year" in 1979 by the [[Academy of Country Music]]<ref name="stamblerencyclo">{{cite book |last1=Stambler |first1=Irwin |last2=Landon |first2=Grelun |title=Country music : the encyclopedia |date=2000 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn=9780312264871 |page=539 |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d18K8QWcEo8C&dq=danny+flowers&pg=PA539 |access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref> and Williams won [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Male Vocalist of the Year]]. |
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Clapton initially released two versions of the song: first on his 1979 album ''Backless'' and second in 1980 on the live album ''[[Just One Night (Eric Clapton album)|Just One Night]]''.<ref name="lindbladtulsa"/> The latter version was more successful and reached number 30 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref name="smithtulsaworld"/><ref name="lindbladtulsa"/> A live version from 1978 appears on Clapton's ''[[Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies]]'', a boxed set released in 1996. This is a different performance from the version featured on ''Just One Night''. |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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==See also== |
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* [[Don Mentony Band]], Slovenian blues, boogie and rock and roll group; a remake of ''Tulsa Time''<ref name="Dnevnik">{{cite news |title=Ob izidu dvojne plošče naslednji četrtek koncert skupine Don Mentony Band |url=http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/kultura/1042358958 |work=[[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]] |date=12 May 2010 |accessdate=13 October 2012 }}</ref> |
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* A live version from 1978 appears on [[Eric Clapton]]'s ''[[Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies]]'', a boxed set released in 1996. This is a different performance from that featured on ''[[Just One Night (Eric Clapton album)|Just One Night]]''. |
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* [[Reba McEntire]] recorded "Tulsa Time" for her 1995 album ''[[Starting Over (Reba McEntire album)|Starting Over]]'' but it was not included on the final release. It was eventually released on her 1999 compilation album ''Comfort from a Country Quilt''. |
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* [[Jason Boland & the Stragglers]] recorded "Tulsa Time"' for their 2010 live album ''High in the Rockies''. |
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* After Williams' death, [[Brothers Osborne]] sang the song as a tribute during the [[51st Annual Country Music Association Awards]] on November 8, 2017. |
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* [[Pistol Annies]] recorded a version on 2017's ''Gentle Giants: The Songs Of Don Williams''. |
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* [[Sunny Sweeney]] recorded a live version on her 2020 release, ''Recorded Live At The Machine Shop Recording Studio''. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 18 October 2024
| "Tulsa Time" | ||||
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| Single by Don Williams | ||||
| from the album Expressions | ||||
| B-side | "When I'm with You" | |||
| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Danny Flowers | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Williams Garth Fundis | |||
| Don Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Tulsa Time" is a song written by Danny Flowers, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in October 1978 as the first single from the album Expressions. It was Williams' eighth number one on the country chart, spending a single week at number one and eleven weeks in the top 40.[1] It was also recorded by Eric Clapton for his 1978 album Backless and a live version by Clapton from his album Just One Night became a #30 Billboard hit in 1980.
Background and recording
[edit]In September 1978,[2] Flowers and the Don Williams band members were staying at a Sheraton Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A snowstorm had caused an interruption of their schedule.[3] Flowers said, "We were all snowed in, and there was absolutely nothing to do. I was sitting there in my room, watching The Rockford Files with some hotel stationery beside me, just bored, and I started writing out some verses."[4] He spent only a half-hour on it and the song had only two chords. Flowers said he intended to add another chord later, "but Don heard it and liked it the way it was."[5]
About two months later, Flowers was performing with Williams in Nashville as the opening act for an Eric Clapton concert.[2] After the performance, Flowers and Williams went to Clapton's hotel room where the three men took turns playing songs. Flowers sang and played guitar on his new song, "Tulsa Time" with Williams singing harmony and Clapton playing slide guitar on a dobro.[2] Clapton said, "I love that song and I want to record it right away".[2] Williams said, "You can't record it— I'm going to record it".[2] Both artists recorded the song, but Williams was first.
Williams' recording of "Tulsa Time" was the first song on his album Expressions, released in August 1978. By October, the song was number one on the Country singles chart.[4] It became the number one Billboard country song of 1979.[6] The song was named "single record of the year" in 1979 by the Academy of Country Music[7] and Williams won CMA Male Vocalist of the Year.
Clapton initially released two versions of the song: first on his 1979 album Backless and second in 1980 on the live album Just One Night.[6] The latter version was more successful and reached number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4][6] A live version from 1978 appears on Clapton's Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies, a boxed set released in 1996. This is a different performance from the version featured on Just One Night.
Critical reception
[edit]In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #132 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[8]
Charts
[edit]Don Williams version
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 106 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 25 |
Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 30 |
See also
[edit]- Don Mentony Band, Slovenian blues, boogie and rock and roll group; a remake of Tulsa Time[14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Clapton version is a live version from his album Just One Night released b/w a live version of "Cocaine" from the same album; both songs were credited to Eric Clapton and his Band on the single.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
- ^ a b c d e Pedraza, Esteban; Pryka, Aaron. "Episode 3: The Songwriter (Nashville), Season 1". youtube.com. Movie Time Picture Company and HouseKopp Management. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Danny Flowers' souvenirs about Tulsa Time creation might be blurred after all these years. Indeed, no snowstorm has ever been recorded in September in Tulsa by the meteorological services. The night he wrote the song in his room at the Sheraton hotel probably occurred on January 11, 1978, the only day of this month when a terrible weather has been reported. He must have spent the night sharing songs with Don Williams and Eric Clapton in Nashville on February 28, 1978. The timeline of these events is then coherent with the release of Expressions, the Don Williams' album featuring Tulsa Time, in August 1978.
- ^ a b c Smith, Michael (September 8, 2020). "'Tulsa Time': A classic song 30 minutes in the making turns 40 years old". Tulsa World. e–edition. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ "Danny Flowers song Blossoms". The Tennessean (Nashville). 86:249: 38. October 14, 1990. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c Lindblad, Elven (2019). Tulsa Sounds: Celebrating the City's Musical Heritage. p. 142. ISBN 9780999122334. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (2000). Country music : the encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 539. ISBN 9780312264871. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Cocaine / Tulsa Time" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ "Eric Clapton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Ob izidu dvojne plošče naslednji četrtek koncert skupine Don Mentony Band". Dnevnik. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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