Sleeping Single in a Double Bed

"Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in August 1978 as the first single from her album Moods.

"Sleeping Single in a Double Bed"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album Moods
B-side	"Just One More of Your Goodbyes"
Released	August 1, 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Country
Length	2:20
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	Kye Fleming Dennis Morgan
Producer(s)	Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Tonight" (1978) "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" (1978) "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1979)

Tracklist

Dave Aude Remix

1. "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" (Dave Aude Remix) - 3:20

Charts

The song was Mandrell's twentieth solo hit on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles and her first of six #1 singles on that chart. The single stayed at the top for three weeks (November 1978) and spent a total of eleven weeks in the top 40.^[1]

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–1979)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	85

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	9

Awards

In early 1980, the song won an American Music Award for Favorite Country Single

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
2. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 190. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

External links

• Listen to "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed" on YouTube