The Letter That Johnny Walker Read

"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"

Single by Asleep at the Wheel

from the album Texas Gold

Released

August 4, 1975

Genre

Country Swing

Length

3:15

Writer(s)

Ray Benson, LeRoy Preston, Chris Frayne

Producer(s)

Tommy Allsup

Asleep at the Wheel singles chronology

"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
(1974)

"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
(1975)

"Bump, Bounce, Boogie"
(1975)

"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" is a song written and recorded by the American country music band Asleep at the Wheel. It was released in August 1975 as the lead single from their album Texas Gold. The song's title is a reference to the Johnnie Walker "Red Label" Scotch whisky. It was their highest charting single, reaching #10 on the Hot Country Singles charts in 1975.^[1] It was featured on the Country radio station K-Rose in the 2004 cross-platform video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	32

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.

Asleep at the Wheel

Ray Benson Ray Benson Elizabeth McQueen David Earl Miller Eddie Rivers Jason Roberts David Sanger Dan Walton Jann Browne Tommy Beavers Richard Fitzhugh Lucky Oceans Wally Murphy Chris O'Connell Jim Murphy LeRoy Preston Floyd Domino Daniel Levin Tony Garnier Scott Hennige Ed Vizard Haydn Vitera Chris Boozr Cindy Cashdollar Tim Alexander Michael Francis Buddy Spicher Gene Dobkin Richard Casanova Johnny Nicholas John Whitby Bobby Black Rosie Flores

Albums	Willie and the Wheel

Singles	"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" "Route 66 " "The House of Blue Lights " "Walk On By" "Hot Rod Lincoln" "Corrine, Corrina" "Lay Down Sally"

Other songs	"Boot Scootin' Boogie" "Cherokee Maiden" "Roly Poly"

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