Apartment No. 9

"Apartment #9"
Single by Bobby Austin
from the album Apartment #9
B-side"Gone Home to Mama"
Released1966 (1966)
Recorded1966
GenreCountry
Length2:27
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fuzzy Owen
Bobby Austin singles chronology
"Heaven, Heartache, Go Away"
(1963)
"Apartment #9"
(1966)
"Cupid's Last Arrow"
(1967)

"Apartment No. 9" (also referred to as "Apartment #9") is a song written by Bobby Austin and Johnny Paycheck. It was originally recorded by American country musician Bobby Austin in 1966 and became a top 40 hit on the Billboard country songs chart.

It was recorded soon after by American country artist Tammy Wynette who also had minor success on the country songs survey. Although not the original version, Wynette's cover of "Apartment No. 9" is considered one of her most significant and signature songs of her career.

"Apartment No. 9" would be the first song to win the "Song of the Year" accolade at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1966.[1]

  1. ^ Morris, Edward. "Bobby Austin, of "Apartment No. 9" Fame, Dead at 68". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.