He Says the Same Things to Me

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"He Says the Same Things to Me"

Single by Skeeter Davis

from the album Let Me Get Close to You

B-side

"How Much Can a Lonely Heart Stand"

Released

January 1964

Recorded

November 15, 1963

Studio

RCA Victor Studio B
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.^[1]

Gary Geld, Peter Udell

Producer(s)

Chet Atkins

Skeeter Davis singles chronology

"I Can't Stay Mad at You"
(1963)

"He Says the Same Things to Me"
(1964)

"Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
(1963)

"He Says the Same Things to Me" is a song written by Gary Geld and Peter Udell. It was recorded by American country artist, Skeeter Davis in 1963.

"He Says the Same Things to Me" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on November 15, 1963, precisely one week before the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The song peaked at number seventeen on the Country Singles chart and later in the year, the single was issued onto Davis' studio album, Let Me Get Close to You.^[2]

The session was produced by Chet Atkins.^[1] The song was released as a single the following year (January 1964), serving as the follow-up to Davis' major country pop crossover hit, "I Can't Stay Mad at You". The single also reached the Billboard Hot 100, however it peaked outside the top-forty at number forty-seven. In addition, the single reached number fifteen on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, becoming Davis' second entry on that chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1964)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides	17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles^[3]	47
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Singles^[4]	15

Appearances in media

In the film The Devil All the Time, this song plays on Tecumseh's jukebox as Deputy Lee Bodecker attempts to investigate the bar's back room.

References

^ ^a ^b "Skeeter Davis discography". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 221.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 73.

v t e Skeeter Davis
Discography
Studio albums	I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too (1959) Here's the Answer (1961) Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis Sing Duets (with Porter Wagoner) (1962) Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the World (1963) Why So Lonely? (1968)
Singles	"(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" "Bus Fare to Kentucky" "The End of the World" "For Loving You" "Fuel to the Flame" "Goin' Down the Road (Feelin' Bad)" "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" "The Hands You're Holding Now" "He Says the Same Things to Me" "Homebreaker" "I Can't Believe That It's All Over" "I Can't Stay Mad at You" "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" "I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter)" "I'm Saving My Love" "Last Date" "Lost to a Geisha Girl" "My Last Date (with You)" "One Tin Soldier" "Optimistic" "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" "Sad Situation" "Set Him Free" "Sun Glasses" "The Little Music Box" "There's a Fool Born Every Minute" "What Am I Gonna Do with You" "What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)" "Where I Ought to Be"/"Something Precious"
Related	The Davis Sisters

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