Conway Twitty – The Image Of Me

A song written by Wayne Kemp, recorded for the first time by Wayne himself, for the JAB label of Nashville, with the production of Buddy Killen, was released in June 1967. Conway Twitty, recorded for the Decca label, was released in February 1968 The song would reach number # 5 on the lists of US Hot Country Songs, in the lists of Canadian RPM Country Track, it would arrive at number # 2.

The song was included in Conway’s twelfth studio album, Here’s Conway Twitty (Decca 1968). On the country album charts, it reached position # 12.

Some versions :
Wayne Kemp 1967 (Jab Records)
Conway Twitty 1968 (Decca)
Ernest Tubb 1968 (Decca)
Jack Greene 1968 (Decca)
Charley Pride 1968 (RCA)
George Jones 1970 (Epic)
Doug Sahm & Friends 1992 (Rhino)
Augie Meyers 2016 (The Trail Records)
And many more…………

Conway Twitty – The Image Of Me Lyrics
Yes, I know she’s the life of the party
And without her, things here would die
Oh, but don’t be fooled by her laughter
She has her sad times, she knows how to cry.

She drinks, and she talks
Just a little too loud
And with her pride gone, she tags along
With any old crowd.

Yes, I know I’m to blame
And I feel so ashamed
That I made her the image of me.

I met her in a little country town
She was simple and old-fashioned in some ways
But she loved me till I dragged her down
Then she just gave up and drifted away.

She drinks, and she talks
Just a little too loud
And with her pride gone, she tags along
With any old crowd.

Yes, I know I’m to blame
And I feel so ashamed
That I made her the image of me…