"You've Never Been This Far Before" is a song written and recorded by American

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artist

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

. It was released in July 1973 as the second single and title track from the album ''You've Never Been This Far Before''.

Content

The song was controversial at the time of its release, with several radio stations banning it, due to what were considered by some to be overly sexual lyrics.

Personnel

*Conway Twitty — vocals *Joe E. Lewis, The Nashville Sounds — vocals *

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— 6-string electric bass guitar *

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— acoustic guitar * Johnny Gimble — fiddle * John Hughey — steel guitar, dobro *Tommy Markham — drums *

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— electric guitar *

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— bass *

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— piano

Chart performance

The song was Twitty's 10th number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart. "You've Never Been This Far Before" was Twitty's only song from the country chart to cross over onto the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where the single peaked at number 22.

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Carroll Baker

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released a version titled "I've Never Been This Far Before". This version of the song reached number one on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada in May 1975.

References

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