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'"Set Him Free"' is a song written by Skeeter Davis, Helen Moyer, and Marie Wilson. In 1959, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor.

"Set Him Free" was recorded in January 1959 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The song was released as a single in February 1959, and it peaked at number five on the 'Billboard Magazine' Hot C&W Sides chart later that year. The single became Davis' highest-charting single to that point and her third solo hit. In November 1959, "Set Him Free" was issued onto Davis' debut studio album entitled, 'I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too'.

In 1959, "Set Him Free" became the first song by a female country artist nominated by the Grammy Awards.

In 1967, Davis re-recorded an updated version of "Set Him Free" and released it as a single in late 1967. The new version peaked at number fifty-two on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart and was issued onto her studio album entitled, 'What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)'.

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Category:1959 songs

Category:Skeeter Davis songs

Category:Songs written by Skeeter Davis

Category:Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins

Category:RCA Victor singles


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