I May Never Get to Heaven

"I May Never Get to Heaven'" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Buddy Killen, and was originally recorded by Don Gibson in 1960 and released on the B-side of "Just One Time",^[1]

"I May Never Get to Heaven"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Cross Winds
B-side	"Grand Ole Blues"
Released	July 1979
Recorded	February 28, 1979
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	2:52
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Bill Anderson Buddy Killen
Producer(s)	Conway Twitty, David Barnes
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Don't Take It Away" (1979) "I May Never Get to Heaven" (1979) "Happy Birthday Darlin'" (1979)

Conway Twitty recording

In 1979, the song was recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty in Studio B of Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville. It was released in July 1979 as the second single from his album Cross Winds. The song was Twitty's 22nd number one hit on the country chart. The song stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peak position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 20

Other cover versions

• B.J. Thomas released a version in 1968 as the B-side to his Top 40 hit The Eyes of a New York Woman.^[5]
• Wanda Jackson recorded the song in 1961 for her album Right Or Wrong.
• The song was notably covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967, on the album Take It Like You Give It, her final album for Columbia Records before moving to Atlantic Records.