On other charts, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" went to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nine on Billboard's Easy Listening chart. This time, the song became a major pop and country hit, topping the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in August 1975. Session players included Bruce Ewen on piano, Bill Hamm on guitar, David Hungate on bass, and Bob Ketchum on drums. Meaux, Fender re-recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The basic track for this song was engineered by Mickey Moody at Ben Jack's Recording Studio in Ft. Then, in 1975, " Before the Next Teardrop Falls" became a major hit for Fender, and his career was rejuvenated. In August 1971, the Texas-based band, Sir Douglas Quintet, released "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights," this group being best known for their 1965 hit, " She's About a Mover." Fender thanks his friend Doug Sahm of the band prior during the introduction of his re-recorded hit. įender also recorded a Spanish-language version, entitled "Noches y dias perdidos". But he was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, and in May 1960, he was convicted. He was in the process of perfecting his mesh of rockabilly and Tejano, and the song showcased his new style.
Song history įender wrote and recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", a blues ballad, for Duncan Records in 1959, during the early stages of his career. It is considered by many to belong to the swamp pop idiom of south Louisiana and southeast Texas that had such a major musical impact on Fender. " Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" is an American country and pop song recorded by Freddy Fender.
Wayne Duncan, Freddy Fender and Huey Meaux 1975 single by Freddy Fender "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"įrom the album Before the Next Teardrop Falls
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