"The Midnight Oil" | ||||
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Single by Barbara Mandrell | ||||
from the album The Midnight Oil | ||||
B-side | "In the Name of Love" | |||
Released | July 25, 1973 | |||
Recorded | May 25, 1973 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studio | |||
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Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Allen | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology | ||||
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"The Midnight Oil" is a song written by Joe Allen, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in July 1973 as the fifth single and title track from the album The Midnight Oil. The song received positive critical reception and became one of Mandrell's first top ten hits on the North American country music charts.