The Last Thing on My Mind - wikipedia The Last Thing on My Mind `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' Song by Tom Paxton from the album Ramblin ' Boy Language English Released 1964 ( 1964 ) Genre Country Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Tom Paxton Composer ( s ) Tom Paxton This article is about the Tom Paxton song. For other songs of this name, see Last Thing on My Mind. `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' is a song written by American musician and singer - songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. The song was released on Paxton 's 1964 album Ramblin ' Boy, which was his first album released on Elektra Records. The song remains one of Paxton 's best - known compositions. Contents 1 Other recordings 2 Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton version 3 Soundtrack 4 References Other recordings This article may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. Please improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples. See Wikipedia 's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions. ( September 2014 ) The song has since been covered by dozens of artists, including : Bill Anderson Chet Atkins Joan Baez Harry Belafonte Blitzen Trapper Pat Boone Dennis Brown Chris de Burgh Glen Campbell The Carter Family Johnny Cash ( with Diana Trask ) Liam Clancy Gene Clark Judy Collins Cry, Cry, Cry Rick Danko Joe Dassin Sandy Denny John Denver Neil Diamond The Dillards Danny Doyle The Dubliners Phil Everly Marianne Faithfull José Feliciano Julie Felix Flatt & Scruggs Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Noel Harrison Carolyn Hester Mary Hopkin Samuel Hui Joe and Eddie The Kingston Trio Hank Locklin Misty River The Chad Mitchell Trio Nana Mouskouri The Move Anne Murray Willie Nelson Daniel O'Donnell Gram Parsons Herb Pedersen Peter, Paul and Mary Stu Phillips Charley Pride Paddy Reilly with The Dubliners Tony Rice The Seekers Jean Shepard Hank Snow The Vejtables Clarence White Delroy Wilson Hannes Wader as `` Ich werd ' es überstehn ( Last Thing On My Mind ) '' with German lyrics Doc Watson The Womenfolk Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton version `` The Last Thing on My Mind '' Single by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton from the album Just Between You and Me B - side `` Home is Where the Hurt Is '' Released October 1967 Recorded September 1967, RCA Studio B Genre Country Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Tom Paxton Producer ( s ) Bob Ferguson Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton 's 1967 duet recording of `` The Last Thing on My Mind '', their first single as a duet act, reached the top ten at number six on the U.S. country music singles chart in December of that year. Soundtrack It is performed by the Punch Brothers and Stark Sands in the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers ' film Inside Llewyn Davis ( 2013 ). References Jump up ^ David McGee ( 2009 ). `` Of Many Colors, Indeed ''. Blue Grass Special. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Last_Thing_on_My_Mind&oldid=856738575 '' Categories : 1967 singles Dolly Parton songs Porter Wagoner songs The Kingston Trio songs Glen Campbell songs Peter, Paul and Mary songs Songs written by Tom Paxton Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson ( music ) Song recordings produced by Paul A. Rothchild 1964 songs Hidden categories : Articles with too many examples Talk Contents About Wikipedia Norsk Norsk nynorsk Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2018, at 07 : 04 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the last thing on my mind
Answer: Tom Paxton