Thank You for Calling
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"Thank You for Calling" is a popular
and country
song
.
It was written by Cindy Walker
. The song was published in 1954
.
The song was recorded by Billy Walker, Jo Stafford
, Hank Snow
, and Timi Yuro
.
Stafford's version was the most popular. It was recorded on April 29, 1954. The recording was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
40250. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 9, 1954 and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #19.
Popular music
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and country
Country music
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song
Song
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.
It was written by Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter Walker was responsible for a large number of popular and enduring songs recorded by many different artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring...
. The song was published in 1954
1954 in music
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The song was recorded by Billy Walker, Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards and occasional actress whose career ran from the late 1930s to the early 1960s...
, Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
, and Timi Yuro
Timi Yuro
Timi Yuro was an American soul and R&B singer. She is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era.-Early years:...
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Stafford's version was the most popular. It was recorded on April 29, 1954. The recording was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
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40250. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 9, 1954 and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #19.