Trademark (country song)
| "Trademark" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Carl Smith | ||||
| from the album Satisfaction Guaranteed | ||||
| B-side | "Do I Like It?" | |||
| Released | 1953 | |||
| Recorded | 1953 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | Porter Wagoner, Gary Walker | |||
| Carl Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Trademark" is a song written by Porter Wagoner and Gary Walker. It was released as a single in 1953 by both Wagoner on RCA Victor,[1] and by Carl Smith on Columbia Records (catalog No. 21119).
Smith's version entered Billboard magazine's country charts in 1953, peaked at No. 2 on the best seller chart in July,[2] and remained on the chart for 16 weeks.[3] It reached No. 1 in record sales in Nashville in June 1953.[4] It also reached No. 1 in Cincinnati and New Orleans in August 1953.[5]
Mandy Barnett released a version of the song on her 1999 album "I've Got a Right to Cry."[6]
References
- ^ "Porter Wagoner – A Beggar For Your Love / Trademark". Discogs. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
- ^ "Top C&W Records". The Billboard. July 18, 1953. p. 50.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 294. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "This Week's Territorial Best Sellers to Watch". Billboard. June 27, 1953. p. 37.
- ^ "Hillbilly Hit Parade". The Union-Banner (Clanton, AL). August 13, 1953. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "I've Got a Right to Cry". AllMusic.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.