Walkin’ After Midnight

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"Walkin’ After Midnight" is a classic 1957 country-pop song that became Patsy Cline’s breakthrough hit and one of her signature recordings.

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instanceOf single
song
associatedAct The Jordanaires NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
breakthroughHitFor Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
bSide A Poor Man’s Roses (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) NERFINISHED
catalogNumber Decca 30221 NERFINISHED
chartedOn Billboard Hot Country & Western Songs NERFINISHED
Billboard pop charts NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSCountry 2
chartPositionUSPop 12
composer Don Hecht NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1950s
firstReleaseArtist Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
firstTelevisionPerformance Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
genre country
country pop
hasInfluenceOn country-pop crossover style
hasISRC USDEB0570001
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED
Garth Brooks NERFINISHED
Kelly Clarkson NERFINISHED
k.d. lang NERFINISHED
hasTheme loneliness
searching for a lost love
includedIn Patsy Cline (1957 album) NERFINISHED
various Patsy Cline compilation albums
language English
length 2:36
lyricist Alan Block NERFINISHED
notableFor blending country and pop elements
establishing Patsy Cline’s crossover appeal
originalMedium mono recording
performer Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
producer Owen Bradley NERFINISHED
recordedAt Decca studio, Nashville NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1956
recordLabel Decca Records
releaseDate 1957
side A-side
signatureSongOf Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
tempo medium
vocalist Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
vocalStyle torch song
yearOfFirstTelevisionPerformance 1957

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Patsy Cline’s repertoire includesSong Walkin’ After Midnight
Patsy Cline notableWork Walkin’ After Midnight
this entity surface form: Walkin' After Midnight
Patsy Cline breakthroughSong Walkin’ After Midnight
this entity surface form: Walkin' After Midnight