The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)

1965 single by Jimmy Dean

"The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" is a song co-written by Jimmy Dean and Ruth Roberts.^[1] Dean recorded a single of the song in 1965; it was Dean's second and final number one on the U.S. country singles chart, spending two weeks at number one and a total of sixteen weeks on the chart.^[2]

Chart performance

References

1. Peter Keepnews (July 4, 2011). "Ruth Roberts, 'Meet the Mets' Songwriter, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 102.