The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)

Summary

"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" is a song written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons, and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in September 1977 as the first single from the album Waylon & Willie. The song was Jennings' sixth number one on the country charts. The single spent two weeks at the top and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1] It was later covered by Kacey Musgraves for a tribute show to Jennings, the live album of which was released in 2017.

"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)"
Single by Waylon Jennings
from the album Waylon & Willie
B-side"Lookin' for a Feeling"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
GenreCountry
Length2:08
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Bobby Emmons
Chips Moman
Producer(s)Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"
(1977)
"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)"
(1977)
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
(1978)

Chart performance edit

Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 175.
  2. ^ "Waylon Jennings Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.