A Wound Time Can't Erase
| "A Wound Time Can't Erase" | ||||
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| Single by Stonewall Jackson | ||||
| from the album I Love a Song | ||||
| B-side | "Second Choice" | |||
| Released | November 10, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Bill Johnson | |||
| Stonewall Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"A Wound Time Can't Erase" is a song written by Bill Johnson, performed by Stonewall Jackson, and released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 4–42229). It debuted on the Billboard country and western chart in January 1962, peaked at the No. 3 spot, and remained on the chart for a total of 22 weeks.[1] It reached No. 1 on the Cash Box country chart and was ranked No. 6 on Billboard's 1962 year-end country and western chart.[2] It was Jackson's third number one hit following Life to Go (1958) and Waterloo (1959).
Lyrics
The song's lyrics tell of heartbreak suffered after vowing to love a woman evermore, leaving a wound that time can't erase. The lyrics question whether the woman is satisfied, glad, footloose and fancy free, or laughing in his face.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Red Sovine (1962),[3] Bill Pursell (1963), Kitty Wells (1964),[4] Don Gibson (1965),[5] Loretta Lynn (1965),[6] Johnny Cash (1966),[7] Jack Greene (1966), Hank Snow (1968),[8] Wanda Jackson (1973),[9] The Kentucky Colonels (1975), Moe Bandy (1978),[10] Ricky Skaggs (1987),[11] Porter Wagoner (1989), Conway Twitty,[12] George Jones, Claude Gray, Jan Howard, and Alison Krauss.
See also
References
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 157. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Top 50 Country Music and Rhythm & Blues Records of 1962" (PDF). The Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Phantom 309". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Country Music Time". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Too Much Hurt". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Songs From My Heart". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "A Wound Time Can't Erase". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Hits, Hits and More Hits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Country Keepsakes". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Soft Lights and Hard Country Music". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Favorite Country Songs". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ "Conway Twitty & His Lonely Boy Blues". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.