who wrote old flames cant hold a candle to you
Pebe Sebert Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt Patricia Rose Sebert Hugh Moffatt
title: Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You text: Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song written by singer-songwriter Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It was a number 14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a number 86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country singles charts in August 1980.. Parton included her version on her 1980 "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly" album, and it was released as the album's second single after the success of "Starting Over title: Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You text: Again". In 2013, Sebert's daughter, Kesha, released an acoustic cover of the song as part of her extended play "Deconstructed". A new version featuring Parton is a track on Kesha's 2017 album "Rainbow". In the song, the narrator tells their lover not to feel threatened by past affairs for these "old flames" are in the past. Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song written by singer-songwriter Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It was a number 14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a number title: Joe Sun text: Joe Sun James Joseph Paulsen (born September 25, 1943, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American country music singer, songwriter of Danish descent, known professionally as Joe Sun. Recording for the Ovation and Elektra Records labels, Sun charted fourteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest was his 1978 debut single, the No. 14 "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You." He spent his youth in college and then in the Air Force. He did various jobs, such as working as a DJ at Radio WMAD in Madison, Wisconsin and at a Key West, Florida rock station and he title: Kesha text: Angeles, California. Her mother, Patricia Rose "Pebe" Sebert, is a singer-songwriter who co-wrote the 1978 single "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" with Hugh Moffatt for Joe Sun, made popular by country music artist Dolly Parton on her 1980 album "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly". Pebe, a single mother, struggled financially while supporting herself, Kesha, and Kesha's older brother Lagan; they relied on welfare payments and food stamps to get by. When Kesha was an infant, Pebe would often have to look after her onstage while performing. Kesha says she has no knowledge of her father's identity, though she has title: Pebe Sebert text: and Choir. She began playing coffeehouses in Chicago and Europe throughout her high-school years. In the 1970s Sebert wrote "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" with then-husband Hugh Moffatt for American Country singer Joe Sun for his album "Old Flames". Sun's version soon became a hit, peaking at #14 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. Two years after Sun's version was released, entertainer Dolly Parton included a cover of the song on her 1980 album "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly". Parton's version became a huge hit, reaching #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. "Old Flames Can't Hold