"Yes, Mr. Peters" is a song written by Steve Karliski and Larry Kolber, and recorded by American country music artists

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as a duet. It was released in May 1965 as the lead single from the album, ''Love's Eternal Triangle''. The single was Drusky's only number one hit, spending two weeks atop the

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charts. It was also the only Top 40 entry for Mitchell, and one of three duets that she recorded with Drusky.

Content

The song discusses a

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, with a married businessman (Drusky in the hit version) taking a phone call from his girlfriend (Mitchell). As only the listener is able to hear the girlfriend's side of the conversation—for instance, asking when she can expect to meet her boyfriend—and that presumably others cannot hear her end of the conversation, the businessman is able to disguise the conversation through responses that lead others to believe he is headed to the office for a meeting with "Mr. Peters."

Reception

In 1965,

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Justin Tubb Justin Wayne Tubb (August 20, 1935 – January 24, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, United States, he was the oldest son of country singer Ernest Tubb, known for popular songs like " Walking ...

recorded an

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titled "Hurry, Mr. Peters", for their duets album ''Together and Alone''. This song peaked at number 23 on the country charts.Whitburn, pp.255-256

Chart performance

References

Songs about fictional male characters 1965 singles Male–female vocal duets Roy Drusky songs Priscilla Mitchell songs 1965 songs Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Mercury Records singles Songs about telephone calls Songs about infidelity {{1960s-country-song-stub