Cristy Lane Version
| "One Day at a Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cristy Lane | ||||
| from the album Ask Me to Dance | ||||
| B-side | I Knew the Mason | |||
| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Format | Country, country gospel | |||
| Recorded | November 19, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson | |||
| Producer | Charlie Black | |||
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"One Day at a Time" became best known among country fans when recorded by American country gospel singer Cristy Lane. Lane had started enjoying mainstream success in the late 1970s through the release of several secular hits, including "Let Me Down Easy" and "Simple Little Words." In 1979, Lane recorded the song after it became a No. 1 hit in Great Britain by Lena Martell. At first, United Artists Records balked at releasing the song, despite its previous track record of success, but Lane's husband-manager, Lee Stoller, predicted the song would be successful, and UA relented. The song was released in the late winter of 1980, and by the end of the spring, the song was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
"One Day at a Time" was Lane's only No. 1 hit. For Kristofferson, the song became his sixth No. 1 as a songwriter and first in six years (his last being 1974's "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" by Ronnie Milsap).
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