"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" is a 1944 song written by

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, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic and made popular by

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...

. The song was the B-side to Tex Ritter's, "

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You" is a song written by Frank Harford, and recorded in 1944 by Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the ...

". "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" peaked at number two on the Folk Juke Box charts.

Other versions

*On March 23, 1944

recorded his version. Released in January 1945, it made it to number one for one week on the Folk Juke Box charts and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart. *

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sang the song on the

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in the mid 1950s. *

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included the song on the album '' Haley's Juke Box'' (1960) * Jim Reeves recorded a version on his 1964 album ''Moonlight and Roses''. *

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recorded a version on her 1966 album ''Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame.'' *

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, and Del McCoury recorded a version for their 1995 collaborative album, Del Doc & Mac. * Larry Sparks recorded a version for the soundtrack of the 2005 movie '' Transamerica''.

References

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