Breaker-Breaker

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"Breaker-Breaker"
Single by Outlaws
from the album Lady in Waiting
Released1976
GenreSouthern rock, country rock
Length2:55
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Hughie Thomasson
Producer(s)Paul A. Rothchild
Outlaws singles chronology
"There Goes Another Love Song"
(1975)
"Breaker-Breaker"
(1976)
"Hurry Sundown"
(1977)

"Breaker-Breaker" is a song by the American Southern rock band Outlaws. Written by Hughie Thomasson it is the opening track and lead single from the band's 1976 album Lady in Waiting. It peaked at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #19 in July 1976 in the Netherlands.[1] The lyrics capitalize on the 1970s CB radio fad. Brett Adams of Allmusic called it "bright, easygoing country-rock".[2]

Track listing

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7" Vinyl
  1. "Breaker - Breaker" (Thomasson) 2:55
  2. "South Carolina" (Henry Paul) 3:04

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 94
Canada RPM[4] 77

Notes

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  1. ^ The song's Dutch chart history
  2. ^ Adams, Brett. "Lady in Waiting review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Outlaws awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 3, 1976" (PDF).