Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star

1987 single by Merle Haggard
"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Chill Factor
B-side"I Don't Have Any Love Around"
ReleasedNovember 21, 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:22
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers
Producer(s)Merle Haggard
Ken Suesov
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Almost Persuaded"
(1987)
"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"
(1987)
"Chill Factor"
(1988)

"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in November 1987 as the first single from the album Chill Factor. The song was the last of Haggard's thirty-four number one singles as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Haggard wrote the song with Freddy Powers.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 42

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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