Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
1983 single by Ricky Skaggs
"Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" | ||||
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Single by Ricky Skaggs | ||||
from the album Don't Cheat in Our Hometown | ||||
B-side | "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" | |||
Released | November 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Pennington Roy E. Marcum | |||
Producer(s) | Ricky Skaggs | |||
Ricky Skaggs singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" is a song written by Ray Pennington and Roy E. Marcum, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in November 1983 as the first single and title track from the album Don't Cheat in Our Hometown. The song was Skaggs' sixth #1 country hit. The single went to #1 for one week and spent a total of 12 weeks on the country chart.[1]
The song was originally recorded by The Stanley Brothers in 1963 for their King Records album "The Country Folk Music Spotlight"[2] during sessions produced by Ray Pennington.[3]
Chart performance
Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
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Ricky Skaggs
- Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
- Highways & Heartaches
- Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
- Country Boy
- Love's Gonna Get Ya!
- Comin' Home to Stay
- Kentucky Thunder
- My Father's Son
- Skaggs & Rice
- Bluegrass Rules!
- Ancient Tones
- Brand New Strings
- Instrumentals
- Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
- Salt of the Earth
- Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
- Live in London
- "You May See Me Walkin'"
- "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
- "I Don't Care"
- "Heartbroke"
- "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
- "Highway 40 Blues"
- "You've Got a Lover"
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
- "Honey (Open That Door)"
- "Uncle Pen"
- "Something in My Heart"
- "Country Boy"
- "You Make Me Feel Like a Man"
- "Cajun Moon"
- "I've Got a New Heartache"
- "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"
- "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White)
- "Thanks Again"
- "Lovin' Only Me"
- "Let It Be You"
- "Heartbreak Hurricane"
- "Hummingbird"
- "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
- "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"
- "Same Ol' Love"
- "Cat's in the Cradle"
- Discography
- Mark O'Connor
- "Make You Mine"
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