"Who's Cheatin' Who" is a country music song written by Jerry Hayes and initially recorded by Charly McClain. It was the title track of her 1980 album for Epic Records, released in November 1980 as a single with "Love Scenes" on the B-side, and in early 1981, was her first Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.[1] 17 years later, Alan Jackson had chart success with the song as well, with his cover version reaching number two on the same chart.
| "Who's Cheatin' Who" | ||||
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| Single by Charly McClain | ||||
| from the album Who's Cheatin' Who | ||||
| B-side | "Love Scenes" | |||
| Released | November 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Hayes | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Rogers | |||
| Charly McClain singles chronology | ||||
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Charts edit
| Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Alan Jackson version edit
| "Who's Cheatin' Who" | ||||
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| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Everything I Love | ||||
| B-side | "Buicks to the Moon"[3] | |||
| Released | April 7, 1997[4] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:01 (album version) | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Hayes | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
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In 1997, Alan Jackson covered the song on his album Everything I Love, releasing it as a single that year. Jackson's cover features several solos after the last chorus. Jackson also switches the song's pronouns to put it in a male's perspective.[5] His version includes a series of extended electric guitar and piano solos before the final chorus.
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Brad Fuller and premiered in mid-1997 on CMT. It was filmed on location in Concord, North Carolina. Many of NASCAR's Ford drivers had a part in the video, like Rusty Wallace (who played the ending guitar solo), John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Irwin Jr. (whose #98 Raybestos Ford F-150 NASCAR SuperTruck is driven at one point by Jackson in a "race", before Alan drives off the track and returns in the Bigfoot monster truck), Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and Ernie Irvan.
Charts edit
"Who's Cheatin' Who" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 12, 1997.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 53 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 20 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Charly McClain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 201
- ^ AOL Music profile for Alan Jackson's "Who's Cheatin' Who"
- ^ Jinkins, Shirley (1996-11-01). "Alan Jackson: Everything I Love - Pulling out all the stops". Fort Worth Star-Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3249." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 30, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
