"Midnight Hauler" is a song written by

Wood Newton Wood Newton (born September 16, 1946 in Hampton, Arkansas, United States) is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Newton was born in Hampton, Arkansas, and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Arkan ...

and

Tim DuBois James Timothy DuBois (born May 4, 1948 is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Nashville-based songwriter and recording industry executive who has headed both Arista Records (Nashville Division) and Universal South Records. As a songwrit ...

, and recorded by American country music artist Razzy Bailey. It was released in June 1981 as the second single from the album ''Makin' Friends''. The song was Bailey's fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. One of many country songs that salute the American truck driver, "Midnight Hauler" was part of a double A-sided single, paired with "Scratch My Back (And Whisper in My Ear)." "Scratch My Back ..." peaked at No. 8 on the Hot Country Singles chart in September 1981, before "Midnight Hauler" became the more-played song on country radio.

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1981 singles Razzy Bailey songs Songs written by Tim DuBois Songs written by Wood Newton Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) RCA Records Nashville singles 1981 songs Songs about truck driving {{1981-country-song-stub