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Set Him Free

1959 single by Skeeter Davis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Set Him Free" is a song written by Skeeter Davis, Helen Moyer, and Marie Wilson. In 1959, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor.

Quick facts Single by Skeeter Davis, from the album I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too ...

"Set Him Free" was recorded in January 1959 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[1] The song was released as a single in February 1959, and it peaked at number five on the Billboard Magazine Hot C&W Sides chart later that year. The single became Davis' highest-charting single to that point and her third solo hit. In November 1959, "Set Him Free" was issued onto Davis' debut studio album entitled, I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too.[2]

In 1959, "Set Him Free" became the first song by a female country artist nominated by the Grammy Awards.[3]

In 1967, Davis re-recorded an updated version of "Set Him Free" and released it as a single in late 1967. The new version peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and was issued onto her studio album entitled, What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied).[2]

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Chart performance

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