Let's Live a Little (song)
| "Let's Live a Little" | ||||
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| Single by Carl Smith | ||||
| from the album Let's Live a Little | ||||
| B-side | "There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby" | |||
| Released | 1951 | |||
| Recorded | 1951 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ruth E. Coletharp | |||
| Carl Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Live a Little" is a country music song written by Ruth E. Coletharp, recorded by Carl Smith, and released on the Columbia label. In June 1951, it reached No. 2 on the country charts.[1] It spent 20 weeks on the charts and was the No. 9 country record of 1951 based on juke box plays.[2][1]
The song has been covered by artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Tommy Collins, Jimmy Wakely, and Tex Williams.
See also
References
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 292. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.