Who's Cheatin' Who

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"Who's Cheatin' Who"
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
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"Women Get Lonely"
(1980)		 "Who's Cheatin' Who"
(1980)		 "Surround Me with Love"
(1981)

"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.

Charts

Chart (1980–1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Alan Jackson version

"Who's Cheatin' Who"
File:Who's Cheatin' Who promo.jpg
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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"Everything I Love"
(1997)		 "Who's Cheatin' Who"
(1997)		 "There Goes"
(1997)

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

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

"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

Chart (1997) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] 53
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 20

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "Charly McClain – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Charly McClain.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, p. 201
  4. ↑ AOL Music profile for Alan Jackson's "Who's Cheatin' Who"
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  6. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3249." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 30, 1997.
  7. ↑ "Alan Jackson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson.
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