"Round the Clock Lovin'" is a song written by

Rory Bourke Rory Michael Bourke (born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio is an American country music songwriter and music publisher. Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records. His songwritin ...

and

K.T. Oslin Kay Toinette Oslin (May 15, 1942 – December 21, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter. She had several years of major commercial success in the late 1980s after signing a record deal at age 45. Oslin had four number one hits and ...

. It was recorded by American

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artist

Gail Davies Gail Davies (born Patricia Gail Dickerson; June 5, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and the first female record producer in country music. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson and the sister of songwriter Ron Davies. Gail' ...

and was released as a single via

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in 1982. The song was recorded in July 1981 at the "Producer's Workshop" in

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. The session was produced entirely by Davies among previous sessions. Released as a single in January 1982, "Round the Clock Lovin'" reached a peak of number nine on the ''

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chart. The song would become Davies' final top-ten hit on any ''Billboard'' chart. Additionally, the single peaked within the top-twenty on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in 1981. Co-writer K.T. Oslin would in later years would become a major country music artist herself. "Round the Clock Lovin'" has often been described as a catalyst for Oslin's early career. Oslin recorded her own version of the song on her 1988 album '' This Woman''. Oslin's version served as the B-side to her 1989 single "

Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way "Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist K. T. Oslin Kay Toinette Oslin (May 15, 1942 – December 21, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter. She had several years of ...

Chart performance

References

1982 songs 1982 singles Gail Davies songs K. T. Oslin songs Songs written by K. T. Oslin Songs written by Rory Bourke Song recordings produced by Gail Davies Warner Records singles {{1982-country-song-stub