Smooth Sailin' (Sonny Throckmorton song)

"Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton. Connie Smith released this song as a single on Monument Records in 1978 that peaked at No. 68 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs list.. Throckmorton also released this song on his 1978 debut album, Last Cheater's Waltz. His version was re-released in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.

T. G. Sheppard then covered this song on his 1980 album of the same name. Sheppard's version was the most successful and went to number six on the same chart in 1980.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	39

References

^ Whitburn, pp. 379-380
Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
"T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

v t e Connie Smith singles
Albums Singles Songs
1960s	"Once a Day" "Then and Only Then"/"Tiny Blue Transistor Radio" "I Can't Remember" "If I Talk to Him" "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)" "Ain't Had No Lovin'" "The Hurtin's All Over" "I'll Come Runnin'" "Cincinnati, Ohio" "Burning a Hole in My Mind" "Baby's Back Again" "Run Away Little Tears" "Cry, Cry, Cry" "Ribbon of Darkness" "Young Love" (with Nat Stuckey) "You and Your Sweet Love"
1970s	"I Never Once Stopped Loving You" "Louisiana Man" "Where Is My Castle" "Just One Time" "I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way" "Just for What I Am" "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" "Love Is the Look You're Looking For" "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)" "Dream Painter" "Ain't Love a Good Thing" "Dallas" "I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)" "I've Got My Baby on My Mind" "I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today" "Why Don't You Love Me" "The Song We Fell in Love To" "(Till) I Kissed You" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore" "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" "Lovin' You Baby" "Smooth Sailin'"
1980s	"A Far Cry from You"

v t e T. G. Sheppard
Discography
Studio albums	3/4 Lonely Smooth Sailin' I Love 'Em All Finally! Perfect Stranger Slow Burn One Owner Heart Livin' on the Edge It Still Rains in Memphis One for the Money
Compilation albums	T. G. Sheppard's Greatest Hits
Singles	"Devil in the Bottle" "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home" "Motels and Memories" "Solitary Man" "Happy Together" "You Feel Good All Over" "Last Cheater's Waltz" "I'll Be Coming Back for More" "Smooth Sailin'" "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" "I Feel Like Loving You Again" "I Loved 'Em Every One" "Party Time" "Only One You" "Finally" "War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)" "Faking Love" "Without You" "Slow Burn" "Make My Day" "Somewhere Down the Line" "One Owner Heart" "You're Going Out of My Mind" "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" "Doncha?" "In Over My Heart" "Strong Heart" "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)" "You're My First Lady" "One for the Money" "You Still Do"

v t e Sonny Throckmorton
Studio albums	Last Cheater's Waltz
Singles	"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Smooth Sailin'" "Last Cheater's Waltz" "Friday Night Blues"

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