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Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Written by Red Simpson, also Sam’s Place (Buck Owens), The Band Keeps Playin’ On (Buck Owens) and Let the Sad Times Roll On (Buck Owens)
Part of Honky Tonk Heaven, also Break My Mind
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Red Simpson wrote 35 songs on fono
Red Simpson’s most frequent co-writer is Buck Owens (26 songs together)
Red Simpson first appears on fono in 1963, 10 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Red Simpson
- Part of
- Honky Tonk Heaven
- Released on
- A&M Records
- Written by
- Red Simpson
- Part of
- Honky Tonk Heaven
- Released on
- A&M Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Red Simpson
Same label: A&M Records
Same release: Honky Tonk Heaven
Same writer: Red Simpson
Same label: A&M Records
Same writer: Red Simpson
Same label: A&M Records
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Close Up the Honkytonks was written by Red Simpson
Close Up the Honkytonks was written by Red Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Close Up the Honkytonks is part of the release Honky Tonk Heaven
Close Up the Honkytonks is part of the release Honky Tonk Heaven
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song Close Up the Honkytonks
A&M Records is the label of the song Close Up the Honkytonks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Close Up the Honkytonks was released on 1973
Close Up the Honkytonks was released on 1973
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026