Outlaw Country Music Pioneer Johnny PayCheck’s Album Slide Off Your Satin Sheets Celebrates 48th Release Anniversary In May

Outlaw Country Music Pioneer Johnny PayCheck’s Album Slide Off Your Satin Sheets Celebrates 48th Release Anniversary In May

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Album’s title track peaked at #7 & “I’m The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)” peaked at #8 on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart

PayCheck’s ninth album with Hall of Fame music producer Billy Sherrill for Epic Records

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“Despite the slight polish here, he remains one of the hardest country singers in history, and this is one of his best records, retaining its potency years after its release.”
– Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 15, 2025) — Outlaw country pioneer and singer-songwriter Johnny PayCheck’s album Slide Off Your Satin Sheets celebrates its 48th release anniversary in May. The 1977 album was recorded for Epic Records and was the ninth time PayCheck would record with Country Music Hall of Fame producer Billy Sherrill (George Jones, Tammy Wynette). The album’s smoothly polished title track peaked at #7 on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, along with the more rowdy and widely recognized “I’m The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)” which also cracked the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #8. The album would also eventually peak at #22 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.

Slide Off Your Satin Sheets Track Listing & Songwriters:
A1. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets (Donn Tankersley, Wayne Carson Thompson)
A2. If You Could Hold My Heart (For Awhile) (Billy Sherrill, Johnny PayCheck)
A3. I’ve Got Them Lookin’ In The Mirror, Wonderin’ Where My Woman Went Blues (Johnny PayCheck)
A4. Hank (You Tried To Tell Me) (David Chamberlain, Jim Vest)
A5. I’m The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) (Bobby Borchers, Wayne Kemp)
B1. You’re Still On My Mind
B2. I Did The Right Thing (Bobby Braddock)
B3. Woman (You Better Love Me) (Johnny PayCheck)
B4. You’re Gonna Be The Cowboy (Bobby Braddock, Sonny Throckmorton)
B5. (To Be So Bad) She’s Still Lookin’ Good (Johnny PayCheck)

About Johnny PayCheck:
Johnny PayCheck is considered by many within the country music industry and arts to be one of the founders of the outlaw country music movement during the 70’s. That said, his soulful sound and phrasing made him a legend amongst the honky-tonk crowd and his peers. Even to this day new fans are discovering the depth of his musical talent far exceeds “Shove it”. His musical career spanned over 40 years and included a massive catalog of songs and performances. His career was stained by his outrageous behavior at times, to the point that one music executive asserted they would make sure no one ever knew who Johnny PayCheck was in country music after a heated label meeting went off the rails. 

His life after his mistakes proved to be one that showed he had learned some hard lessons and did his best to repair the damage which did earn him a home at the Grand Ole Opry and at Sony Music. A true honky-tonk legend, an outlaw musician, a constant reminder to pick yourself up after being knocked down and a husband and father which few saw outside his true friends and family. Johnny PayCheck was a side man that outshined many of his counterparts at times but could never get out of his own life lessons till it was too late in his life.  

Present day you won’t find much said about Johnny PayCheck in the country music history books or historical documentaries. You won’t find a big exhibit honoring him in Nashville. You must look close to find where his mark was made on country music. His brass placard still hangs backstage at the Opry. You can find autographed pictures still remaining at Tootsies and the Ernest Tubb Record Shop. You can find his “Shove It” guitar at the Country Music Hall of Fame along with a few of his gold records. For the most part though, it is the fans who keep his music and memory alive while an industry still profits from the entertainer they would rather forget.  

His peers would come from backstage and stand in silence just to hear him sing “Old Violin.” Today those same peers will tell you how they loved him and how he was an amazing vocalist and writer. It is an industry that has forgotten, not the fans or the musicians he worked alongside. Some leave him out of the pages of history due to his controversial missteps, others don’t know his history even though his name reappears constantly alongside his peers that were more careful with their careers, but Johnny PayCheck is still a musical force to take notice of even today.

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