Category: Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty – It’s Only Make Believe
About The Song Conway Twitty’s It’s Only Make Believe will definitely shatter your heart into tiny little pieces as you inhale in every lyric. It was a story of a dream that can only be as real as a make believe. The heartbreaking song was written by Conway Twitty himself and drummer Jack Nance in…
Conway Twitty – I See The Want To In Your Eyes
About The Song When Wayne Carson earned a number one country single via Conway Twitty’s recording of “I See The Want To In Your Eyes,” he was hardly a newcomer to the music business. Through his association with record producer Chips Moman, Carson played on many of the pop sessions that emanated from Memphis in…
Conway Twitty – The Rose
About The Song Country music singer Conway Twitty performed “The Rose” just months before he passed away, and this legendary performance still captivates his fans around the world. When Conway Twitty suddenly died in 1993 at the age of fifty-nine, the entire country music world was mourning. He started feeling ill when he performed in…
Conway Twitty – I’d Love To Lay You Down
About The Song With a reputation as one of country music’s most diverse artists, Conway Twitty wasn’t afraid to take on any style – including sensual ones. One particular track in that category that really stuck with fans was “I’d Love to Lay You Down.” Conway Twitty kicked off the ‘80s with a Johnny MacRae track titled…
Conway Twitty – You’ve Never Been This Far Before
About The Song Conway Twitty was a pop star first, as he scored a major hit in the late fifties with “It’s Only Make Believe.” The signature voice is there, though it’s heavily influenced by Elvis Presley. But even back then, a full decade before he successfully switched genres, Twitty was writing country songs. Though…
Conway Twitty – That’s My Job
About The Song Conway Twitty’s That’s My Job is an emotionally powerful yet comforting and reassuring song. The song, which begins with a boy waking up from a nightmare of his dad passing away and ends on his father’s tragic passing, is an inevitable heartache that still strikes as if it was unexpected. But the…
Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin’
About The Song In 1966, Twitty re-invented himself as a country act and began a television show based out of Oklahoma City. His half-hour program was an immediate regional hit and the following year, Conway found himself in syndication. For the second time, his star was on the rise. Liking Twitty’s new sound, Owen Bradley…
Conway Twitty – Linda On My Mind
About The Song Conway Twitty’s “Linda On My Mind” entered Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart on January 11, 1975 and almost from the outset, Conway was constantly bombarded by fans with the question, “Who’s Linda?” He never had a direct answer for them, choosing to keep it as part of the song’s mystique. Conway felt…
Conway Twitty & Joni Lee – Don’t Cry Joni
About The Song “Don’t Cry Joni” is probably the best collaboration Conway Twitty ever did. He recorded it with no other than his then sixteen-year-old daughter Joni Lee. The song was released as a single in 1975, and it peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was one of just…