Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray

"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" is the second single off of American country singer Patsy Cline's first studio album Patsy Cline. The song was released on August 12, 1957.

"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"
Song by Patsy Cline
from Patsy Cline"
ReleasedAugust 12, 1957
RecordedApril 25, 1957
GenreCountry, Nashville Sound
Length2:12
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson
Producer(s)Paul Cohen

To promote the song, Billboard published an entire page advertisement in their magazine for it.[1]

In the song, Cline songs about being in a relationship with a man. While at a small cafe, another woman enters the scene and steals Cline's boyfriend away from her. She then sits in loneliness while thinking about the love she lost.

The song appears on the K-Rose radio station in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.[2]

References

  1. Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline. Ellis Nassour. New York, New York: St. Martin's Press. 1993. ISBN 0312088701. OCLC 27108009.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "GTA Trilogy Remaster Music Tracks Confirmed By Rockstar". Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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