God Bless America Again (song)
| "God Bless America Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn | ||||
| from the album United Talent | ||||
| A-side | The Letter | |||
| B-side | God Bless America Again | |||
| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded |
April 15, 1976 Bradley Barn Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | MCA Records 40572 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bobby Bare and Boyce Hawkins | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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"God Bless America Again" is a country music song written by Bobby Bare and Boyce Hawkins. A patriotic hymn pleading for God's forgiveness of the United States and his guidance over the country, the song was first recorded and made famous by Bare. Released as a single in 1969, Bare's version reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 16 |
Cover versions
Many artists recorded "God Bless America Again" through the years, including Jan Howard, Jim & Jesse, Billy Preston, Tex Ritter, Floyd Van Laningham, Dee Vickery, Ray Charles, and Bob Whitlock.[1]
Also recording a cover version were Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, whose duet recording was the B-side to their No. 3 country hit "The Letter." The Twitty-Lynn version, released in 1976, featured Twitty speaking the verses while Lynn sang the refrain. The Lynn version was played during the closing credits in the 2012 HBO made-for-TV movie "Game Change" about Sarah Palin's role in the 2008 Presidential Election which she and John McCain lost.
References
- Whitburn, Joel, "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006," Record Research, 2006.