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Pecos Promenade
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Wikipedia article
"'Pecos Promenade'" is a song originally recorded by American country artist, Tanya Tucker. It was composed by Larry Collins, Snuff Garrett and Sandy Pinkard. The song was included on the soundtrack of the original film, 'Smokey and the Bandit II'. It was also issued as a single by MCA Records in August 1980 and reached the top ten of the North American country music charts.
Background and recording
Tanya Tucker first reached country music stardom in 1972 at age 13 with the top ten single "Delta Dawn". She followed it with a string of number one singles through the decade, including "What's Your Mama's Name", "Blood Red and Goin' Down". She also had a series of top ten singles, which continued after switching to MCA Records in the mid seventies. After crossing over into country rock with 1978's 'TNT', her commercial appear began to wane. She only had two hit singles in 1980. One of these recordings was the track "Pecos Promenade", which Tucker had cut for the soundtrack of the film, 'Smokey and the Bandit II'. The song was written by Larry Collins, Snuff Garrett and Sandy Pinkard. The song was recorded in March 1980 in Nashville, Tennessee in sessions produced by Snuff Garrett.
Release and chart performance
"Pecos Promenade" appeared on the soundtrack of 'Smokey and the Bandit II' in 1980. The song appeared as a single release by MCA in August 1980. It spent a total of 14 weeks on the American 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs, climbing to the number ten position by November 1980. It was even more commercially-successful on the Canadian 'RPM' Country chart, peaking at number seven around the same time.
Track listing
;7" vinyl single
* "Pecos Promenade" 2:27
* "The King of Country Music" 2:31
Chart performance
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:1980 songs
Category:Tanya Tucker songs
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Songs written by Snuff Garrett
Category:Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett
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