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Honey (Open That Door)

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"Honey (Open That Door)"
Single by Ricky Skaggs
from the album Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
B-side"She's More to Be Pitied"
ReleasedFebruary 1984
Recorded1979
GenreCountry
Length3:28
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Mel Tillis
Producer(s)Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs singles chronology
"Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
(1983)
"Honey (Open That Door)"
(1984)
"Uncle Pen"
(1984)

Honey (Open That Door)" is a song written by Mel Tillis and recorded by American country music artist Webb Pierce and by Ricky Skaggs. Pierce recorded it for his 1962 album Hideaway Heart.[1] It was also a non-charted single by Pierce released in 1974.[2]

Skaggs released his version in February 1984 as the second single from his album Don't Cheat in Our Hometown. The song was Skaggs' seventh #1 on the country chart. The single stayed at #1 for one week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart.[3]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1984) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 49

References

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  1. ^ "Hideaway Heart - Webb Pierce | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Webb Pierce on rocky-52.net
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 315.
  4. ^ "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2021.