"The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" is a song co-written by

Jimmy Dean Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He became ...

and

Ruth Roberts Ruth Roberts (August 31, 1926 – June 30, 2011) was an American songwriter. Life and career She was born in Port Chester, New York, to Robert and Lillian Mulwitz. She was educated at Port Chester High School, Northwestern University, and the Ju ...

. Dean recorded a single of the song in 1965; it was Dean's second and final number one on the U.S. country singles chart, spending two weeks at number one and a total of sixteen weeks on the chart.

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1965 singles Jimmy Dean songs Songs written by Jimmy Dean 1965 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Ruth Roberts {{1960s-country-song-stub