8×10 (song)

"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.

"8×10"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Bill Anderson Sings
B-side"One Mile Over - Two Miles Back"
ReleasedAugust 1963 (1963-08)
RecordedJuly 1, 1963
StudioBradley Studio
Genre
Length2:48
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Still"
(1963)		 "8×10"
(1963)		 "Five Little Fingers"
(1963)

Background and release

"8×10" was recorded on July 1, 1963, at the Bradley Studio, 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.[2]

"8×10" was released as a single by Decca Records in August 1963.[3] The single spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at number two in October 1963.[4] It was Anderson's third single to place on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53 around the same time frame.[5] "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.[6] It was later released on his 1964 studio album Bill Anderson Sings.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[7]

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

Chart performance
Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

References
  1. "Bill Anderson Sings: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. Anderson, Bill (February 1964). "Bill Anderson Sings (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ""8x10" chart history (country songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ""8x10" chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ""8x10" chart history (AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. "Bill Anderson -- "8x10" (1963, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  9. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  10. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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