Bill Phillips (singer)
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Bill Phillips was an American
country music
singer. His professional music career started with the Old Southern Jamboree on WMIL in Miami in 1955. He moved to Nashville
in 1957 and worked with Johnnie Wright
and Kitty Wells
until the late 1970s. His biggest recording was entitled "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" which peaked on the country charts at #6 on April 2, 1966. The Decca
recording featured uncredited harmony vocals by the song's composer, a very young and then little known Dolly Parton
.
United States
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country music
Country music
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singer. His professional music career started with the Old Southern Jamboree on WMIL in Miami in 1955. He moved to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in 1957 and worked with Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Wright
Johnnie Robert Wright, Jr. , known professionally as Johnnie Wright, was an American country music singer-songwriter who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of Kitty Wells.-Early life and career:Born in Mount Juliet,...
and Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells
Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
until the late 1970s. His biggest recording was entitled "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" which peaked on the country charts at #6 on April 2, 1966. The Decca
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
recording featured uncredited harmony vocals by the song's composer, a very young and then little known Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Put It Off Until Tomorrow | 11 | Decca |
| 1967 | Bill Phillips Style | 43 | |
| 1968 | Country Action | — | |
| 1970 | Little Boy Sad | — | |
| 1980 | When Can We Do This Again | — | Soundwaves |
Singles
| Year | Single | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | "Lying Lips" | — | singles only |
| 1959 | "Foolish Me" | — | |
| "Sawmill" (w/ Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.... ) |
27 | ||
| 1960 | "Georgia Town Blues" (w/ Mel Tillis) | 24 | |
| "All Night Long" | — | ||
| "How Could You" | — | ||
| 1961 | "Walk with Me Baby" | — | |
| "Love Never Dies" | — | ||
| 1962 | "Yankee Trader" | — | |
| 1963 | "Lying to Be Together" | — | Put It Off Until Tomorrow |
| 1964 | "I Can Stand It (As Long as She Can)" | 22 | |
| "Stop Me" | 26 | ||
| 1965 | "I Guess You Made a Fool Out of Me" | — | |
| "Wanted" | — | single only | |
| "It Happens Everywhere" | — | Put It Off Until Tomorrow | |
| 1966 | "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" | 6 | |
| "The Company You Keep" | 8 | Bill Phillips Style | |
| 1967 | "The Words I'm Gonna Have to Eat" | 10 | |
| "I Learn Something New Everyday" | 39 | Country Action | |
| "Love's Dead End" | 25 | ||
| 1968 | "I Talked About You Too" | — | |
| "I'm Thankful" | — | Little Boy Sad | |
| 1969 | "I Only Regret" | 54 | |
| "Little Boy Sad"A | 10 | ||
| 1970 | "She's Hungry Again" | 43 | singles only |
| "Same Old Story, Same Old Lie" | 46 | ||
| 1971 | "Big Rock Candy Mountain" | 56 | Little Boy Sad |
| 1972 | "I Am, I Said" | 66 | singles only |
| "(I Know) We'll Make It" | — | ||
| 1973 | "Nothing's Too Good for My Woman" | — | |
| "It's Only Over Now and Then" | 91 | ||
| "Teach Your Children" | — | ||
| 1974 | "I've Loved You All Over the World" | — | |
| 1975 | "Four Roses" | — | |
| 1978 | "Divorce Suit (You Were Named Co-Respondent)" | 90 | When Can We Do This Again |
| "I Love My Neighbor" | — | single only | |
| 1979 | "You're Gonna Make a Cheater Out of Me" | 89 | When Can We Do This Again |
| "At the Moonlite" | 85 | ||
| "Memory Bound" | — | ||
| 1981 | "Dance the Night Away" | — | singles only |
| 1987 | "One by One" | — |
- A"Little Boy Sad" peaked at #17 on the RPMRPM (magazine)RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.