There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder

1944 song by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, Lee Blastic

"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder"

Single by Tex Ritter and His Texans

Language

English

B-side

"I'm Wastin' My Tears on You"

Released

October 1944 (1944-10)

Recorded

November 23, 1943 (1943-11-23)^[1]

Genre

Country

Length

2:56

Label

Capitol 174

Songwriter(s)

Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, Lee Blastic

Tex Ritter and His Texans singles chronology

"Have I Stayed Away Too Long"
(1944)

"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder"
(1944)

"Jealous Heart"
(1944)

"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" is a 1944 song written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic and made popular by Tex Ritter. The song was the B-side to Tex Ritter's, "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You". "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" peaked at number two on the Folk Juke Box charts.^[2]

Other versions

On March 23, 1944 Jimmie Davis recorded his version. Released in January 1945, it made it to number one for one week on the Folk Juke Box charts and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart.^[3]
Moon Mullican sang the song on the Grand Ole Opry in the mid 1950s.
Bill Haley & His Comets included the song on the album Haley's Juke Box (1960)
Jim Reeves recorded a version on his 1964 album Moonlight and Roses.
Wanda Jackson recorded a version on her 1966 album Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Mac Wiseman, Doc Watson, and Del McCoury recorded a version for their 1995 collaborative album, Del Doc & Mac.
Larry Sparks recorded a version for the soundtrack of the 2005 movie Transamerica.

References

^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 292.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 99.