▁The ▁first ▁release ▁of ▁" This ▁Time ▁I ' ll ▁Be ▁S we eter " ▁was ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Ar ista ▁Records ▁single ▁release ▁" L ove ▁Bl ind " ▁by ▁Mar tha ▁Re e ves ; ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁Re e ves ' ▁single ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Bert ▁De ▁C ote aux ▁and ▁Tony ▁Sil v ester ▁who ▁had ▁h ired ▁compos ers ▁G wen ▁Gut hr ie ▁and ▁Har as ▁F y re ▁( p ka ▁Patrick / Pat ▁Grant ) ▁as ▁staff ▁writers ▁for ▁the ▁De ▁C ote aux / Sil v ester ▁company ▁Pen um bra ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁Mar tha ▁Re e ves ▁version ▁of ▁" This ▁Time ▁I ' ll ▁Be ▁S we eter " ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁Re e ves ' ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁album ▁release ▁The ▁Rest ▁of ▁My ▁Life . ▁▁ ▁De ▁C oute aux ▁and ▁Sil v ester ▁also ▁produced ▁the ▁version ▁by ▁L inda ▁Lewis ▁on ▁her ▁album ▁Not ▁a ▁Little ▁Girl ▁An ym ore ▁released ▁- ▁also ▁on ▁Ar ista ▁- ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Lewis ' ▁version ▁- ▁whose ▁ch or ale ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁co - writer ▁G wen ▁Gut hr ie ▁with ▁Den ie ce ▁Williams ▁- ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lead ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁issued ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7