"Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman

Curly Putman

Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana...

 and Sonny Throckmorton

Sonny Throckmorton

James Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton is an American country music singer and songwriter. Known primarily for his songwriting, Throckmorton has had more than 1,000 of his songs recorded by various country singers...

. Throckmorton released his version of the song in 1979 on Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

 as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz

Last Cheater's Waltz

"Last Cheater's Waltz" is the title track from Sonny Throckmorton's 1978 album. Throckmorton released the song as a double-A-side with "Smooth Sailin'" and charted at number 47 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year....

". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.

A year later, T.G. Sheppard recorded "Smooth Sailin'" for his Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

album of the same name. Sheppard's version went to number six on the same chart in 1980.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7