New Looks from an Old Lover

"New Looks From An Old Lover" is a song recorded by American country music artist B.J. Thomas. It was released in July 1983 as the second single from the album New Looks. "New Looks From An Old Lover" was B.J. Thomas' third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] It was Thomas' final number one hit on the U.S. charts. The song was written by Thomas' wife Gloria, along with Red Lane and Lathan Hudson.

"New Looks from an Old Lover"
Single by B. J. Thomas
from the album New Looks
B-side"You Keep The Man In Me Happy (And The Child In Me Alive)"
ReleasedJuly 9, 1983
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Red Lane, Gloria Thomas, Lathan Hudson
Producer(s)Pete Drake
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love"
(1983)
"New Looks from an Old Lover"
(1983)
"Two Car Garage"
(1983)

The Single was distributed on a vinyl 7 inch, 45 rpm, phonograph record [2] and is from the 1983 album New Looks, which hit #13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, released on vinyl LP and Cassette tape.[3] The song was also released on several other B. J. Thomas albums including: Wind Beneath My Wings in 1995 (Compact disk and Cassette tape), The Best of B.J. Thomas: New Looks and Old Fashioned Love in 2000 (Compact disk) and as an acoustic arrangement in duet with Etta Britt on, The Living Room Sessions, in 2013, on Compact disk and Digital download.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 343.
  2. "B.J. Thomas – New Looks From An Old Lover". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 23 August 2013. Columbia – 38-03985
  3. "New Looks". AllMusic. 1983. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. "New Looks From an Old Lover". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. "B.J. Thomas Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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