Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough (song)

"Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis
from the album Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough
A-side"Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough"
"I Think I Need to Pray"
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreCountry
Length2:51
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stan Kesler
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" / "Rock and Roll Medley"
(1970)
"Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" / "I Think I Need to Pray"
(1973)
"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" / "I've Fallen to the Bottom"
(1974)

"Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" is a song written by Stan Kesler and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis for his Kesler-produced Mercury Records' album of the same name (1973). It was also released as a single (with "I Think I Need to Pray" on the flip side), reaching number 3 on the Cash Box Country Singles chart and number 6 on the Billboard country chart.

Track listing

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7" single (Mercury 73423, 1973[1])
No.TitleLength
1."Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" 
2."I Think I Need To Pray" 

Notes: "From Mercury's album Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough SRM-1-677"[1]

Charts

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Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Country Singles[2] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jerry Lee Lewis - Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.
  3. ^ "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.