A Shoulder to Cry On

"A Shoulder to Cry On" is a song written by Merle Haggard, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in January 1973 as the first single from the album Sweet Country. The song was Pride's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

For the Tommy Page song, see A Shoulder to Cry On (Tommy Page song).
"A Shoulder to Cry On"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Sweet Country
B-side"I'm Learning to Love Her"
ReleasedJanuary 1973
GenreCountry
Length3:08
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Jack Clement
Charley Pride singles chronology
"She's Too Good to Be True"
(1972)		 "A Shoulder to Cry On"
(1973)		 "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love"
(1973)

Chart performance
Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.
  2. "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Charley Pride Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.


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