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Kitty Wells - Discography

Country music singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In the 1930s and 1940s she sang on several radio programmes, and in 1952 she joined the ‘Grand Ole Opry’ and recorded her first hit songs for Decca (later MCA), ‘It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels’ was her first number one song. By 1963 she had released 461 singles and 43 albums. Her songs address such social problems as drinking and divorce, and her career paved the way for other female country music singers.

Kitty Wells

Background information
Birth name Muriel Deason
Born August 30, 1919
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genre(s) country music
Occupation(s) country singer
Instrument(s) singing/guitar
Years active 1952-2002
Label(s) RCA Records, Decca Records, Capricorn Records
Associated
acts
Roy Acuff, Webb Pierce, Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette
Website Kitty Wells Official Website

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Discography

Hit Singles

Year Single U.S. Country Album
1952 "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" #1 It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
1955 "As Long As I Live" 3 Country Music Hity Parade
1955 "I've Kissed You My Last Time" 7 Country Music Hit Parade
1955 "Makin' Believe" 2 Country Music Hit Parade
1956 "How Far Is Heaven?" 11 Country Music Hit Parade
1956 "Lonely Side of Town" 7 Country Music Hit Parade
1956 "No One But You" 3 Country Music Hit Parade
1956 "You and Me" 3 Country Music Hit Parade
1957 "I'm Counting On You" 6 Winner of You Heart
1957 "Repenenting" 6 Winner of You Heart
1957 "Three Ways to Love You" 7 Winner of You Heart
1958 "Jealousy" 7 After Dark
1959 "Mommy For a Day" 5 After Dark
1960 "Amigo's Guitar" 5 Seasons of My Heart
1961 "Heartbreak U.S.A." #1 Heartbreak U.S.A.
1962 "We Missed You" 7 Queen of Country Music
1962 "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God" 8 Queen of Country Music
1964 "Finally" 9 Especially For You
1964 "Password" 7 Especially For You
1965 "I'll Repossesses My Heart" 8 Burnin' Memories
1965 "You Don't Hear" 4 Burnin' Memories
1966 "It's All Over (But the Crying)" 14 Country All the Way
1966 "A Woman Half My Age" 15 Country All the Way

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