In the Misty Moonlight

"In the Misty Moonlight" is a song written by Cindy Walker. One of the first singers to record the song in 1964 was Jim Reeves: it is included on his posthumous album The Jim Reeves Way. There also have been many other artists who have covered the song, but the two most successful versions were recorded by Dean Martin and Jerry Wallace. Wallace's version had a #19 hit on the Billboard Top 100 when his version was released in 1964. Martin's version was released as a single in 1967 and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart and number forty-six on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] The song was Martin's fifth and final number one on the Easy Listening chart.

"In the Misty Moonlight"
Single by Dean Martin
B-side	"Wallpaper Roses"
Released	November 8, 1967
Recorded	August 24, 1964
Genre	Country
Length	2:44
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Cindy Walker
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen
Dean Martin singles chronology
"Things" (1967) "In the Misty Moonlight" (1967) "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" (1968)

"In the Misty Moonlight"
Single by Jerry Wallace
B-side	"Even the Bad Times Are Good" (Some copies instead have "Cannon Ball", recorded by the Soul Surfers, on the B-side)
Released	April 10, 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Country
Length	2:42
Label	Challenge
Songwriter(s)	Cindy Walker
Jerry Wallace singles chronology
"Auf Wiedersehen" (1963) "In the Misty Moonlight" (1964) "Butterfly" (1964)

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1968 (U.S.)

Other versions

• Bill Anderson
• Kitty Wells
• Slim Whitman
• Skeeter Davis
• Eddy Arnold
• Jerry Wallace
• Brook Benton
• B. J. Thomas
• Faron Young
• Marty Wood
• Hank Snow
• Lloyd Green (instrumental)
• Dean Martin