The Last Thing on My Mind
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"The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. The song was released on Paxton's 1964 album Ramblin' Boy, which was his first album released on (Elektra Records). Tom Paxton used the tune from "Leaving of Liverpool" as a basis for "The Last Thing on My Mind."
The song remains one of Paxton's best-known compositions.
Other recordings
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The song has since been covered by dozens of artists, including:
- Bill Anderson
- Chet Atkins
- Joan Baez
- Harry Belafonte
- Blitzen Trapper
- Pat Boone
- Dennis Brown
- Chris de Burgh
- Glen Campbell
- The Carter Family
- Johnny Cash (with Diana Trask)
- The Chad Mitchell Trio
- Liam Clancy
- Gene Clark
- Judy Collins
- Cry, Cry, Cry
- Rick Danko
- Sandy Denny
- Joe Dassin
- Neil Diamond
- The Dillards
- Danny Doyle
- The Dubliners
- Marianne Faithfull
- José Feliciano
- Flatt & Scruggs
- Noel Harrison
- Carolyn Hester
- The Kingston Trio
- Hank Locklin
- Misty River
- Nana Mouskouri
- The Move
- Anne Murray
- Willie Nelson
- Daniel O'Donnell
- Gram Parsons
- Phil Everly
- Peter, Paul and Mary
- Herb Pedersen
- Stu Phillips
- Charley Pride
- Paddy Reilly with The Dubliners
- Tony Rice
- The Seekers
- Jean Shepard
- Hank Snow
- Doc Watson
- Clarence White
- Delroy Wilson
- Samuel Hui
- The Womenfolk
- Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's 1967 duet recording of "The Last Thing on My Mind", their first single as a duet act, reached the top ten at number six on the U.S. country music singles chart in December of that year.[citation needed]
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