Released September 11, 1982 Genre Country Label Columbia | Format 7" single Length 3:08 | |
B-side "You Can't Take the Texas Out of Me" | ||
"16th Avenue" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. It was released in September 1982 as the second single and title track from the album 16th Avenue. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
In 2007, the song was covered by Sunny Sweeney on her debut album Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame.
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Thom Schuyler said that after he wrote the song, he considered it "too much of an 'industry' kind of song" and had it filed away until a publisher asked if he had any new material. A song plugger then took it to producer Billy Sherrill, who produced Dalton's recording of it. Dalton also sang it at the opening of the 1982 Country Music Association awards telecast.
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