Tender Years
"Tender Years" | ||||
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Bradley Film & Recording Nashville | ||||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Jones, Darrell Edwards | |||
Producer(s) | Shelby Singleton | |||
George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Tender Years" is a song written by American country music artist George Jones and Darrell Edwards. It became Jones' second #1 country hit.
Background
"Tender Years" spent seven non consecutive weeks at #1 and a total of 32 weeks on the country chart.
The famous French singer
Chart performance
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 76 |
Johnny Hallyday version (in French)
"Tes tendres années" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Hallyday | ||||
from the album Les Bras en croix | ||||
B-side | "Les Bras en croix" | |||
Released | 1963 | (France etc.)|||
Length | 2:22 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ralph Bernet, Darrell Edwards | |||
Producer(s) | Lee Hallyday | |||
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology | ||||
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The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday. His version (titled "Tes tendres années") was released in early 1963 and reached no. 1 in the Netherlands. In Wallonia (French Belgium) his single spent 28 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2, in Flanders (Dutch Belgium) – 12 weeks peaking at number 9.[3]
Charts
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 2 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 9 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 180.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 443.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Johnny Hallyday - Tes tendres années". Ultratop. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Johnny Hallyday – Tes tendres années" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Johnny Hallyday – Tes tendres années" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Johnny Hallyday – Tes tendres années" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.