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The Clown (Conway Twitty song)

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"The Clown"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Southern Comfort
B-side"The Boy Next Door"
ReleasedDecember 1981
GenreCountry
Length4:01
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Wayne Carson
Brenda Barnett
Charlie Chalmers
Sandra Rhodes
Producer(s)Conway Twitty, Jimmy Bowen
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night"
(1981)
"The Clown"
(1981)
"Slow Hand"
(1982)

"The Clown" is a song written by Wayne Carson, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers and Sandra Rhodes, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in December 1981 as the first single from the album Southern Comfort. The song was Twitty's 28th number one hit on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart.[1]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (1982) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 17

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 362.
  2. ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.