"It's Morning" is a country music

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...

 song written and recorded by American country artist, Jessi Colter

Jessi Colter

Jessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa"....

. The song was released as a single December 8, 1975 on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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. It would become Colter's third consecutive hit single on the Billboard Country Chart, peaking in the Top 20 in 1976.

Content

"It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" was entirely written by Colter. The song describes the morning and after a One-night stand

One-night stand

Originally, a one-night stand was a single theatre performance, usually by a guest performer on tour, as opposed to an ongoing engagement. Today, however, the term is more commonly defined as a single sexual encounter, in which neither participant has any intention or expectation of a relationship...

, and how a couple still is in love with each other when they wake up in the morning. Midway through the song, the female narrator explains how its lonely when one sees everything there is to see, which goes as follows:

Have you ever been at the end of a day

When you held the world, and you let it get away

It's lonely

Sittin' in the middle of your sky you see

Everything there is to see you babe

Everywhere there is to be,

It's lonely

The song was produced by Ken Mansfield

Ken Mansfield

Ken Mansfield is a Grammy Award-winning record producer, former U.S. Manager of Apple Records, a high-ranking executive for several record labels, songwriter and the author of three books....

 and Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...

 (a country music artist and Colter's husband), who also produced her two previous singles and the album that song was released on in 1976, Jessi

Jessi (album)

Jessi is the third studio album released by American country music artist, Jessi Colter. It was her second release for Capitol Records and was produced by Ken Mansfield and husband, Waylon Jennings...

. Both men would produce Colter's further Capitol releases during the decade. The song would also be issued on Colter's 2003 compilation, The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...a Lady

The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw...a Lady

The Very Best of Jessi Colter: An Outlaw, a Lady is a compilation album released by Capitol records; the collection features Country music singer Jessi Colter's biggest hits from the 1970s and '80s....

.

Chart performance

"It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" was released December 8, 1975, and made its country chart debut January 3, 1976. The song became major hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart in 1976, becoming Colter's first Capitol single to not reach the Top 10 on the country chart. In addition, it also peaked at #20 on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

 country chart in 1976. The song was released on Colter's third studio album, Jessi

Jessi (album)

Jessi is the third studio album released by American country music artist, Jessi Colter. It was her second release for Capitol Records and was produced by Ken Mansfield and husband, Waylon Jennings...

 in early 1976, which was also successful. "It's Morning (And I Still Love You)" would become Colter's final major hit single as a solo recording artist, however, she would continue having success with duet hits with Jennings in the 1970s and early 80s.

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	11
Canadian RPM Country Singles	20