Misery Loves Company (Porter Wagoner song) explained
| Misery Loves Company |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Porter Wagoner |
| Album: | A Slice of Life |
| B-Side: | I Cried Again |
| Released: | November 1961 |
| Recorded: | 1961, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Chet Atkins |
| Prev Title: | Your Old Love Letters |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Cold Dark Waters |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Misery Loves Company" is a 1961 song by Jerry Reed,[1] recorded first by Porter Wagoner. The single was the second number one country song of his career staying at the top spot for two weeks. "Misery Loves Company" spent twenty-nine weeks on the chart.[2]
Cover versions
- It was covered in 1977 by Moe Bandy on his LP Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry.
- Another cover was recorded by Ronnie Milsap, and was credited as a B-side to his 1980 No. 1 country hit "Cowboys and Clowns." Ronnie would later re-record the song with Leon Russell for Ronnie's 2019 album "The Duets". The song was recorded around April 2016, being one of Russell's final recordings.
Notes and References
- Web site: Original versions of Misery Loves Company by Jerry Reed | SecondHandSongs. SecondHandSongs .
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 366.
