City Lights (Ray Price song)

"City Lights" was one of Anderson's earliest major successes. Released in June 1958, Price's version of "City Lights" stalled at #2 on the Billboard magazine Most Played C&W by Disc Jockeys chart later that summer. When Billboard introduced its all-encompassing chart for country music (called "Hot C&W Sides") on October 20, "City Lights" was the new chart's first #1 song. It remained atop the chart for 13 weeks, its last week being January 12, 1959. The song spent a total of 34 weeks on the chart. The song was popular enough to cross over to US Hot 100, where it peaked at #71. ==Cover versions==

• Dave Rich recorded this song in May 1958 and was the first to have it played on the Nashville radio stations. • Ivory Joe Hunter recorded it in 1959 during his shift to country music late in his career and his version peaked at #92 on the US Billboard charts. • Debbie Reynolds recorded it in 1960 and her version peaked at #55 on pop charts. • Jerry Lee Lewis recorded it his 1965 album, Country Songs for City Folks. • Connie Smith recorded the song in 1967 for her album Connie Smith Sings Bill Anderson, and album dedicated to Anderson. • Mickey Gilley recorded a piano-backed honky-tonk rendition on his 1975 album, City Lights, and his version hit number 1 on the country charts in February 1975. • Mel Tillis's 1989 version peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. • Others who have recorded the song are: Connie Smith, Rick Trevino, Conway Twitty, Johnny Bush and Dottie West. ==References==