▁at ▁number ▁one ▁for ▁three ▁weeks ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁ ▁" You ' ve ▁Never ▁Be en ▁This ▁Far ▁Before " ▁was ▁Tw itt y ' s ▁only ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁country ▁chart ▁to ▁cross ▁over ▁onto ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁where ▁the ▁single ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 2 . ▁ ▁Content ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁with ▁several ▁radio ▁stations ▁b anning ▁it , ▁due ▁to ▁what ▁were ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁over ly ▁sexual ▁lyr ics . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁singer ▁Car roll ▁Baker ▁released ▁a ▁version ▁titled ▁" I ' ve ▁Never ▁Be en ▁This ▁Far ▁Before ". ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁R PM ▁Country ▁Tra cks ▁chart ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Con way ▁Tw itt y ▁— ▁vocals ▁Joe ▁E . ▁Lewis , ▁The ▁Nash ville ▁S ounds ▁— ▁vocals ▁Harold ▁Brad ley ▁— ▁ 6 - string ▁electric ▁bass ▁guitar ▁Ray ▁Ed ent on ▁— ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ▁Johnny ▁G im ble ▁— ▁fiddle ▁John ▁H ug he y ▁— ▁steel ▁guitar , ▁do bro ▁Tommy ▁Mark ham ▁— ▁drums ▁Gr ady ▁Martin ▁— ▁electric ▁guitar ▁Bob ▁Moore ▁— ▁bass ▁H arg us ▁" P ig " ▁Rob b ins ▁— ▁piano ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁Con way ▁Tw itt y ▁