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Sweet Memories (song)

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"Sweet Memories"

SinglebyAndy Williams

from the album Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

B-side

"You Are Where Everything Is"

Released

June 1968

Genre

Vocal

Length

2:30

Columbia 44527

Nick DeCaro

Andy Williams singles chronology

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
(1968)

"Sweet Memories"
(1968)

"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
(1968)

"Sweet Memories" is a song by Mickey Newbury, brought to success by Andy Williams. The song reached number 4 on the adult contemporary chart and number 75 on the Billboard chart in 1968.^[1]

Willie Nelson recorded the most popular cover version.

Willie Nelson version

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"Sweet Memories"

SinglebyWillie Nelson

from the album Sweet Memories

A-side

"Little Things"

Released

January 1979

Genre

Country

Length

3:12

Willie Nelson singles chronology

"Whiskey River"
(1979)

"Sweet Memories"
(1979)

"September Song"
(1979)

Willie Nelson released a version of the song in January 1979 and was the second single from his album Sweet Memories. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[2] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

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^ Andy Williams, "Sweet Memories" chart positions Retrieved June 16, 2013

^ "Willie Nelson singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

^ "RPM Country Singles for April 21, 1979". RPM. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

v t e Andy Williams
Studio albums	Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You've Got a Friend Love Theme from "The Godfather" Alone Again (Naturally) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up
Compilations	Andy Williams Andy Williams' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (CBS) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections The Best of Andy Williams (1992) Personal Christmas Collection 16 Most Requested Songs: Encore! The Best of Andy Williams (1996) The Love Songs In the Lounge with... The Very Best of Andy Williams (2000) Andy The Essential Andy Williams B Sides and Rarities Music to Watch Girls By: The Very Best of Andy Williams Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams The Very Best of Andy Williams (2009) The Classic Christmas Album 40 Christmas Classics
Live albums	Greatest Hits The New Andy Williams Christmas Album
Singles	"Walk Hand in Hand" "Canadian Sunset" "Butterfly" "I Like Your Kind of Love" "Lips of Wine" "Are You Sincere?" "Promise Me, Love" "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" "Lonely Street" "The Village of St. Bernadette" "Danny Boy" "Fly by Night" "The Wonderful World of the Young" "Stranger on the Shore" "Don't You Believe It" "Twilight Time" "Can't Get Used to Losing You" "Days of Wine and Roses" "Hopeless" "A Fool Never Learns" "Charade" "Wrong for Each Other" "On the Street Where You Live" "Almost There" "Dear Heart" "...and Roses and Roses" "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" "May Each Day" "You're Gonna Hear from Me" "Bye Bye Blues" "How Can I Tell Her It's Over" "In the Arms of Love" "Music to Watch Girls By" "Holly" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "Sweet Memories" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Happy Heart" "Live and Learn" "A Woman's Way" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "One Day of Your Life" "It's So Easy" "Home Lovin' Man" "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" "A Song for You" "You've Got a Friend" "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)" "MacArthur Park" "Solitaire" "Getting Over You" "Love's Theme" "Another Lonely Song" "Cry Softly" "Sad Eyes" "The Other Side of Me" "Tell It Like It Is" "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
B-sides	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "I Want to Be Wanted" "Summertime" "So Rare" "Emily" "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" "I'll Remember You" "Something" "My Love" "They Long to Be Close to You " "I Love My Friend"
Record labels	Cadence Records Candid Records Barnaby Records
Related articles	Discography The Williams Brothers Farmers Insurance Open

v t e Willie Nelson singles
1950s	"No Place for Me" "Man With the Blues" / "The Storm Has Just Begun" "What a Way to Live"
1960s	"Nite Life" "The Part Where I Cry" / "Mr. Record Man" "Willingly" "Touch Me" "Wake Me When It's Over" "Half a Man" / "The Last Letter" "Am I Blue" "I Never Cared For You" "Pretty Paper" "San Antonio Rose" "I Love You Because" "The Party's Over" "Blackjack County Chain" "Johnny One Time" "Bring Me Sunshine"
1970s	"Fire and Rain" "Yesterday's Wine" "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" "Bloody Mary Morning" "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" "Georgia on My Mind" "Blue Skies" "All of Me" "Whiskey River" "September Song" "White Christmas"
1980s	"Help Me Make It Through the Night" "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" "Midnight Rider" "On the Road Again" "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" "Mona Lisa" "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" "Always on My Mind" "Let It Be Me" "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" "Little Old Fashioned Karma" "Why Do I Have to Choose" "Take It to the Limit" "Without a Song" "City of New Orleans" "Forgiving You Was Easy" "Living in the Promiseland" "Heart of Gold" "Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias) "Twilight Time" "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" "There You Are" "Mr. Record Man"
1990s	"Ain't Necessarily So" "Graceland"
2000s	"Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) "Wurlitzer Prize" (with Norah Jones) "Beer for My Horses" (with Toby Keith) "The Harder They Come" "You Don't Know Me" "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" "Gravedigger"
2010s	"Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" "Just Breathe" "Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples) "The Wall" "It's All Going to Pot" "Summer Wind" "Vote 'Em Out" "Forever Country"
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