Are You Teasing Me
| "Are You Teasing Me" | ||||
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| Single by Carl Smith | ||||
| from the album Sentimental Songs | ||||
| B-side | "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" | |||
| Released | 1952 | |||
| Recorded | 1952 | |||
| Studio | Castle Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin | |||
| Carl Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Are You Teasing Me" is a song written by the Louvin Brothers (Charlie and Ira), sung by Carl Smith, and released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 20922). In May 1952, it peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's country and western jockey chart (No. 2 best seller and juke box).[1] It spent 19 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 11 on Billboard's 1952 year-end country and western juke box chart and No. 14 on the year-end best seller chart.[2]
The song was also performed by the Louvin Brothers on their 1958 album Ira and Charlie.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 294. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "1952's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 27, 1952. p. 19.