Song written by LE White, and recorded by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, was recorded in January 1971 for the Decca label, with the production of Owen Bradley, the song was released on January 4, 1971. The song reached number one of the country lists, on March 23, 1971, he remained two weeks in a row at number one and a total of 14 weeks on the chart.
The song would be included on the album, We Only Make Believe (Decca 1971), first work together, reached the position number 3 on the US Hot Country LP’s lists. It would be the first number one of the duo, out of a total of 5.
The version of Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson (Atlantic Records 1974), reached the number 17 position of the country charts.
Daryle Singletary & Rhonda Vincent, recorded the song twice, the first for the album, That’s Why I Sing This Way (Audium 2002) and the second for the album, American Grandstand (Upper Management 2017)
Versions:
Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce & The Statesiders 1971 (MGM Records)
George Jones & Tammy Wynette 1973 (Epic)
Tracy Nelson & Willie Nelson 1974 (Atlantic)
Al Dean 1975 (Kik-Records)
Daryle Singletary & Rhonda Vincent 2002 (Audium)
Tanya Tucker & The Grascals 2009 (Saguaro Road Records)
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer 2010 (Columbia)
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – After The Fire Is Gone lyrics
Love is where you find it
When you find no love at home
And there’s nothin’ cold as ashes
After the fire is gone
The bottle is almost empty
The clock just now struck ten
Darlin’ I had to call you
To our favorite place again
We know it’s wrong for us to meet
But the fire’s gone out at home
And there’s nothin’ cold as ashes
After the fire is gone
Love is where you find it
When you find no love at home
And there’s nothin’ cold as ashes
After the fire is gone
Your lips are warm and tender
Your arms hold me just right
Sweet words of love you remember
That the one at home forgot
Each time we say is the last time
But we keep hangin’ on
And there’s nothin’ cold as ashes
After the fire is gone
Love is where you find it
When you find no love at home
And there’s nothin’ cold as ashes
After the fire is gone