"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]
"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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The song has been covered by artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Tommy Collins, Jimmy Wakely, and Tex Williams.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.