Heaven's Just a Sin Away
| "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Kendalls | ||||
| from the album Let the Music Play / Heaven's Just a Sin Away | ||||
| B-side | "Live and Let Live" | |||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Ovation | |||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Gillespie | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Fisher | |||
| The Kendalls singles chronology | ||||
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"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" is a song composed by Jerry Gillespie, which was recorded in 1977 by The Kendalls. Released in 1977, the song went to Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It was the duo's first Top 40 entry on that chart, and the second single from the album Let the Music Play / Heaven's Just a Sin Away, released on Ovation.[1] It also reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
The song won The Kendalls a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Single of the Year win from the Country Music Association.[1]
Kelly Willis recorded the song on her 1993 album Kelly Willis for MCA Nashville Records. Her version, the second and final single from that album, reached number 63 on the country singles charts that year.[2]
In 2009, former Creedence Clearwater Revival vocalist/guitarist John Fogerty recorded the song for his The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again album.[3]
Chart performance
The Kendalls
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 69 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 59 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 37 |
Kelly Willis
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 81 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 63 |
References
- 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 221. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Whitburn, p. 469
- ↑ The Blue Ridge Rangers: Rides Again http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blue-ridge-rangers-rides-again-mw0000823291
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2310." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Kelly Willis – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kelly Willis.
| Preceded by "Daytime Friends" by Kenny Rogers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 8–October 29, 1977 |
Succeeded by "I'm Just a Country Boy" by Don Williams |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single October 29, 1977 |
Succeeded by "The Morning After Baby Let Me Down" by Carroll Baker |