I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)

"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton. He was also the first artist to release it, doing so on Last Cheater's Waltz in 1978. His version went to number 54 on the country music chart that year.

Conway Twitty recorded the song on his 1979 album Cross Winds.

T. G. Sheppard recorded the song on his 1982 album Finally!

The Oak Ridge Boys released the song in July 1982 as the second single from their album Bobbie Sue. This version went to number two on the same chart.

The posthumous 2013 B.W. Stevenson 2013 album Southern Nights includes a cover of this song.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/B_W_Stevenson_Southern_Nights?id=Bzm7iyqdqf26e6sn7lhfzg3ecku&tid=song-Tnijbr73ljpi2kk3k5ba5knef5y
"The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
Related articles	Discography The Goldens

v t e Sonny Throckmorton
Studio albums	Last Cheater's Waltz
Singles	"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Smooth Sailin'" "Last Cheater's Waltz" "Friday Night Blues"

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