Every Time I Turn the Radio On

"Every Time I Turn the Radio On" is a song written and recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1974 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.

Background and release

"Every Time I Turn the Radio On" was recorded on July 26, 1974, at the RCA Studio A, located in Nashville, Tennessee. These were Anderson's first formal sessions at the RCA Studio. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with MCA Records. An additional track was recorded at the same studio session: "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird."

"Every Time I Turn the Radio On" was released as a single by MCA Records in September 1974. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number seven in December 1974. In Canada, the single became an even larger hit. It reached number four on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1974 in Canada. It was released on his 1975 studio album, Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio.

Track listings

7" vinyl single

"Every Time I Turn the Radio On" – 2:11
"You Are My Story (You Are My Song)" – 2:59

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	7

References

"Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ Anderson, Bill (January 1975). "Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.
Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
""Every Time I Turn the Radio On" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
"Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
"Bill Anderson -- "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" (1974, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
"Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 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"

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