鄉村歌星Barbara Mandrell的名曲

很多西洋歌曲的創意來自家庭的回憶，按音樂發行人和唱片製作人Tom Collins的說法，鄉村歌星Barbara Mandrell的第一首冠軍曲"Sleeping Single In A Double Bed"就是其中一個例子。

Tom Collins說他記得他太太的祖父母睡一張小床，就好像"sleeping double  in a

single bed."。

他把這意境告訴詞曲作者搭擋 Kye Fleming 與 Dennis Morgan，"Sleeping Single In A Double Bed."就誕生了。

Tom Collins到鄉村音樂的大本營那許維爾去推薦這首歌，但沒人要錄它，最後Collins決定找Barbara Mandrell來錄。

在ABC唱片公司推出的單曲於1978年9月9日進了鄉村歌曲排行榜，11月4日昇到排行榜第一名，而且連續三週冠軍。

那首歌是Barbara Mandrell的第26首進鄉村歌曲榜歌曲，但是她第一首冠軍曲。

Barbara Mandrell出生於德州休士頓，但在洛杉磯長大，因11歲即能玩鐵弦吉他，而應邀到拉斯維加斯的飯店和電視節目表演，學生時代她就是家庭樂團The Mandrells的一員，1966年她參加過鄉村巨星Johnny Cash的巡迴演出，更肯定她擁有鄉村歌唱圈的血緣。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lP2Sl9DW3s

Barbara Mandrell Sleeping Single In A Double Bed Lyrics

Sleeping Single In A Double Bed
Sleeping single in a double bed
Thinking over things I wish I'd said
I should have held you but I let you go
Now I'm the one sleeping all alo-oh-one
Sleeping single in a double bed (ooh-oo-ooh)
Tossing, turning, trying to forget (ahh-ah)
I could be lying with you instead
I'm sleeping single in a double bed
I'd pour me a drink, but I'd only be sorry
'Cause drinking doubles alone, don't make it a par-arty
Another sleepless night and it's the same old stor-ory
When you're the only one at two in the morning
I-I'm sleeping single in a double bed (ooh-oo-ooh)
Thinking over things I wish I'd said (ahh-ah)
I should have held you but I let you go
Now I'm the one sleeping all alo-oh-one
Sleeping single in a double bed
Tossing, turning, trying to forget (you-ou)
I could by lying with you instead
I'm sleeping single in a double bed
I'm sleeping single in a double bed (ah-hah-ah)
Thinking over things I wish I'd said (ooh-ooh)
I should have held you but I let you go
Now I'm the one sleeping all alo-oh-one
Sleeping single in a double bed (ah-hah-ah)
Tossing, turning, trying to forget (you-ou)
I could be lying with you instead
I'm sleeping single in a double bed
I-Im sleeping single in a double bed
Thinking over things I wish I'd said (fade)