War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)
| "War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)" | ||||
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| SinglebyT. G. Sheppard | ||||
| from the albumPerfect Stranger | ||||
| B-side | "In Another Minute" | |||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./Curb | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curly Putman Bucky Jones Dan Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | Buddy Killen | |||
| T. G. Sheppardsingles chronology | ||||
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"War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"is a song written byCurly Putman,Bucky Jones and Dan Wilson, and recorded by Americancountry musicartistT. G. Sheppard.It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the albumPerfect Stranger.The song was Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on theHot Country Singleschart in the fall of 1982. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
Content
[edit]The story about a teenaged boy's sexual initiation by a married woman whose husband was stationed on the front lines inWorld War II.The song is sung in the first person, from the perspective of the teenage boy.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USHot Country Songs(Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| CanadianRPMCountry Tracks | 5 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Whitburn, Joel(2004).The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition.Record Research. p. 313.
- ^"T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".Billboard.
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