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"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" is a 1944 song written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic and made popular by Tex Ritter. The song was the B-side to Tex Ritter's, "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You". "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" peaked at number two on the Folk Juke Box charts.

Other versions

• On March 23, 1944 Jimmie Davis 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.
• Moon Mullican sang the song on the Grand Ole Opry in the mid 1950s.
• Bill Haley & His Comets included the song on the album Haley's Juke Box (1960)
• Jim Reeves recorded a version on his 1964 album Moonlight and Roses.
• Wanda Jackson recorded a version on her 1966 album Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame.
• Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, 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

1. "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 292.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 99.

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