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Released on Smash Records, also What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me), Mendocino (Sir Douglas Quintet) and Dang Me (Roger Miller)
Written by Mel Tillis, also Detroit City (Tom Jones), Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town (Kenny Rogers) and Emotions (Brenda Lee)
Produced by Shelby Singleton, also Harper Valley P.T.A. (Jeannie C. Riley), End of the Road and Baby, Hold Me Close
Written by Danny Dill, also Detroit City (Tom Jones), Long Black Veil (The Band) and So Wrong (Patsy Cline)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mel Tillis wrote 38 songs on fono
Shelby Singleton produced 15 songs on fono
Mel Tillis’s most frequent co-writer is Wayne Walker (7 songs together)
Danny Dill’s most frequent co-writer is Mel Tillis (5 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
- Produced by
- Shelby Singleton
- Part of
- Country Songs for City Folks
- Released on
- Smash Records
- Written by
- Danny Dill and Mel Tillis
- Produced by
- Shelby Singleton
- Part of
- Country Songs for City Folks
- Released on
- Smash Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Same producer: Shelby Singleton
Same label: Smash Records
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Same producer: Shelby Singleton
Same writer: Danny Dill
Same label: Smash Records
Same writer: Mel Tillis
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Detroit City was produced by Shelby Singleton
Detroit City was produced by Shelby Singleton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Detroit City was written by Danny Dill
3MusicBrainz Detroit City was written by Mel Tillis
4MusicBrainz Detroit City is part of the release Country Songs for City Folks
Detroit City is part of the release Country Songs for City Folks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Smash Records is the label of the song Detroit City
Smash Records is the label of the song Detroit City
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Detroit City was released on 1965