8×10 (song) - Misplaced Pages

"8×10" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Walter Haynes. It was first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1963 via Decca Records and became a major hit.

Background and release

"8×10" was recorded on July 1, 1963, at Bradley Studios, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records.

"8×10" was released as a single by Decca Records in August 1963. The single spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at number two in October 1963. It was Anderson's third single to place on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53 around the same time frame. "8x10" was also his second (and final) single release to chart on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it reached number 18 in September 1963. It was later released on his 1964 studio album Bill Anderson Sings.

Track listings

7" vinyl single

"8x10" – 2:48
"One Mile Over - Two Miles Back" – 2:17

Chart performance

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	18
US Billboard Hot 100	53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

References

"Bill Anderson Sings: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Anderson, Bill (February 1964). "Bill Anderson Sings (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
""8x10" chart history (country songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
""8x10" chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
""8x10" chart history (AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
"Bill Anderson -- "8x10" (1963, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
"Bill Anderson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
"Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
"Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

v t e Bill Anderson singles
Albums Singles
1950s	"City Lights" "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" "Ninety-Nine" "Dead or Alive"
1960s	"The Tip of My Fingers" "Walk Out Backwards" "Po' Folks" "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" "Mama Sang a Song" "Still" "8×10" "Five Little Fingers"/"Easy Come – Easy Go" "Me" "Three A.M." "Certain" "Bright Lights and Country Music" "I Love You Drops"/"Golden Guitar" "I Get the Fever" "Get While the Gettin's Good" "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" "For Loving You" (with Jan Howard) "Wild Week-End" "Happy State of Mind" "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" "If It's All the Same to You" (with Jan Howard) "But You Know I Love You"
1970s	"Love Is a Sometimes Thing" "Someday We'll Be Together" (with Jan Howard) "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" "Always Remember" "Quits" "Dis-Satisfied" (with Jan Howard) "All the Lonely Women in the World" "Don't She Look Good" "If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)" "The Corner of My Life" "World of Make Believe" "Can I Come Home to You" "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" "I Still Feel the Same About You" "Country D.J." "Thanks" "Sometimes" (with Mary Lou Turner) "That's What Made Me Love You" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Peanuts and Diamonds" "Liars One, Believers Zero" "Head to Toe" "Where Are You Going, Billy Boy" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Still the One" "I Can't Wait Any Longer" "Double S" "This Is a Love Song" "The Dream Never Dies"
1980s	"Make Mine Night Time" "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
1990s	"The Deck of Cards"

Categories: