Always Late with Your Kisses
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"Always Late" is a song co-written and recorded by country music
artist Lefty Frizzell
. It was the fifth single released from his 1951/1952 album Listen to Lefty. It peaked at number one in 1951 and became his fourth release to hit the top. The B-side of "Always Late with Your Kisses", entiltled "Mom and Dads Waltz" peaked at number two for eight weeks on the country chart .
covered the song in 1976. His version reached #99 on the U.S. country chart.
covered the song in 2001 on his album Roots, Volume 1
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charted in 1981, reaching #84 on the same chart.
artist Dwight Yoakam
. It is the fourth and final single released from his 1987 album Hillbilly Deluxe
. It peaked at #9 in the United States, and #5 in Canada.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
. It was the fifth single released from his 1951/1952 album Listen to Lefty. It peaked at number one in 1951 and became his fourth release to hit the top. The B-side of "Always Late with Your Kisses", entiltled "Mom and Dads Waltz" peaked at number two for eight weeks on the country chart .
Chart performance
| Chart (1951) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
Jo-El Sonnier version
Jo-El SonnierJo-El Sonnier
Jo-El Sonnier is an American singer-songwriter and accordionist who performs country music and Cajun music. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records, Sonnier charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s...
covered the song in 1976. His version reached #99 on the U.S. country chart.
Merle Haggard version
Merle HaggardMerle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
covered the song in 2001 on his album Roots, Volume 1
Roots, Volume 1
Roots, Volume 1 is an album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2001. It reached Number 47 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.-History:...
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Leona Williams version
A version by Leona WilliamsLeona Williams
Leona Belle Helton is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams. Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard, to whom she was married between 1978 and 1983...
charted in 1981, reaching #84 on the same chart.
Dwight Yoakam version
"Always Late with Your Kisses" was covered by country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
. It is the fourth and final single released from his 1987 album Hillbilly Deluxe
Hillbilly Deluxe (Dwight Yoakam album)
Hillbilly Deluxe is the second album by country music singer/songwriter Dwight Yoakam.The second consecutive No. 1 Billboard album by Yoakam, four of its tracks would find their way into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart in 1987 and 1988, all topping out in the lower half of the Top Ten....
. It peaked at #9 in the United States, and #5 in Canada.
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |