Her Name Is
| "Her Name Is" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album Alone Again | ||||
| B-side | "Diary of My Mind" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Braddock | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Her Name Is" is a country song written by Bobby Braddock and made famous by George Jones. It reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs in 1976.
Content
[edit]The song's electric clavinet solo was played by Nashville session musician Hargus "Pig" Robbins. Part of the song's success may have been that fans assumed George was singing about ex-wife Tammy Wynette; indeed, in the liner notes to the Jones retrospective Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits, producer Billy Sherrill confirms that song was "about Tammy." In his 1995 memoir, Jones wryly remarked, "The public believed I was singing about Tammy. Several reporters asked if that were true. I purposely hedged on the question. I was ready to let people think whatever they wanted to think if it might sell a few records. I needed the money to pay child support to Tammy."[1]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, George; Carter, Tom (1996). I Lived to Tell it All. Villard. p. 222. ISBN 978-0679438694.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.