The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder

"The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country pop artist Michael Johnson. It was released in January 1987 as the third single from the album Wings. The song was Johnson's second and last number one on the country chart and his follow up to "Give Me Wings". The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder"
Single by Michael Johnson
from the album Wings
B-side"That's What Your Love Does to Me"
ReleasedJanuary 31, 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Hugh Prestwood
Producer(s)Brent Maher
Michael Johnson singles chronology
"Give Me Wings"
(1986)
"The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder"
(1987)
"Ponies"
(1987)

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1987) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 5

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 178.
  2. ^ "Michael Johnson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-38. Retrieved June 30, 2021.