"A Thousand Times a Day" is a song written by

Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded by American

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musician, singer, and songwriter

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on his 1993 album ''

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''. American singer

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

later recorded it for her third album with Epic Records, '' The Trouble with the Truth'' (1996). Her version was released in 1996 as that album's second single and charted for 20 weeks on the US

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chart, reaching number 13 during the week of July 27, 1996.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price from ''

'' wrote, "Few vocalists can match the depth of emotion that Loveless brings to a

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, and she once again delivers a stunning performance on this fine song from her current Epic album, "'' The Trouble With The Truth''". The mournful fiddle and understated production add to the poignancy of Loveless' delivery and the emotion in the lyric." Wendy Newcomer from ''

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'' said, "If Patty Loveless can sing a dud song, I've never heard it. Her in-your-face honesty and the song's unapologetic message are a double delight. She's probably the only contemporary female singer who can take a song that was also recorded by

and bring an equal amount of passion to the table."

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thousand Times a Day 1993 songs 1996 singles George Jones songs Patty Loveless songs Songs written by Gary Burr Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr. Epic Records singles Songs written by Gary Nicholson