It 's just a Matter of time ( song ) - wikipedia It 's just a Matter of time ( song ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' is a popular song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis and Belford Hendricks. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard rhythm & blues chart in 1959 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart, the first in a string of hits for Benton that ran through 1970. The song later found a second life as a country song, with major hit recordings by three different country music performers during the 1970s and 1980s, two of which hit number one. Contents 1 Origin and original success 1.1 Writing 1.2 Benton 's recording 1.2. 1 Chart positions 2 The country covers 2.1 Sonny James version 2.1. 1 Chart positions 2.2 Glen Campbell version 2.2. 1 Chart positions 2.3 Randy Travis version 2.3. 1 Chart positions 2.3. 2 Year - end charts 3 References 4 See also Origin and original success `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' Single by Brook Benton Released February 1959 Format single Recorded 1958 Genre pop, rhythm and blues Length 2 : 28 Label Mercury 71394 Songwriter ( s ) Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis Producer ( s ) Belford Hendricks Brook Benton singles chronology `` Crazy In Love With You '' ( 1958 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1959 ) `` Endlessly '' ( 1959 ) `` Crazy In Love With You '' ( 1958 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1959 ) `` Endlessly '' ( 1959 ) Writing Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis established themselves as a songwriting team in the late 1950s, penning hits for Nat King Cole ( `` Looking Back '' ) and Clyde McPhatter ( `` A Lover 's Question '' ). During one songwriting session, Benton expressed frustration that they were not hitting on any good ideas, to which Otis replied, `` It 's just a matter of time, Brook ''. Those words inspired them to write a love song from the point of view of a man who misses his love, but believes she will come back to him. Benton 's recording Benton and Otis placed the song on a demo tape for Cole, and he agreed to record it. However, Otis became an A&R manager at Mercury Records, and signed Benton to the label. Otis felt that `` It 's Just A Matter Of Time '' would be an ideal single for Benton, and he asked Cole not to record the song so it could be Benton 's first release on the label. Belford Hendricks, a classically trained composer, co-wrote and arranged the recording. Benton 's version, in a style clearly influenced by Cole, was a quick success, rising to number three on the Billboard pop charts while topping the R&B chart for 9 weeks in the spring of 1959, the longest run atop the chart of any song that year. On April 12, during the song 's chart run, Benton made his national television debut, singing the song on The Ed Sullivan Show. While Benton had had one previous minor hit ( `` A Million Miles From Nowhere '' ), this success established him to the public, leading to a continuous string of hits through 1962, and occasional success thereafter. The song featured in the film Boogie Nights ( 1997 ). Chart positions Chart ( 1959 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 U.S. R&B Singles The Country covers Sonny James version `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' Single by Sonny James from the album It 's Just a Matter of Time Released January 1970 Format single Recorded 1969 Genre Country Length 2 : 35 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis Producer ( s ) George Richey Sonny James singles chronology `` Since I Met You Baby '' ( 1969 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1970 ) `` My Love '' ( 1970 ) `` Since I Met You Baby '' ( 1969 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1970 ) `` My Love '' ( 1970 ) The first cover version that became a country hit was recorded by Sonny James ; his version spent four weeks atop the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in February 1970. The song was James ' 10th in a string of 16 consecutive chart - topping single releases, spanning from 1967 - 1971. James performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 11, 1970 ( just days after the single was released ) and Hee Haw on January 21. Chart positions Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 87 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles 85 Glen Campbell version `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' Single by Glen Campbell from the album It 's Just a Matter of Time A-side `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' B - side `` Gene Autry, My Hero '' Released October 1985 Format single Recorded 1985 Genre Country Length 2 : 27 Label Atlantic 99600 Songwriter ( s ) Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis Producer ( s ) Harold Shedd Glen Campbell singles chronology `` ( Love Always ) Letter to Home '' ( 1985 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1985 ) `` Cowpoke '' ( 1986 ) `` ( Love Always ) Letter to Home '' ( 1985 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1985 ) `` Cowpoke '' ( 1986 ) In 1985, Glen Campbell -- at the time on the roster of Atlantic America Records -- recorded his version and released it as a single. His version peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in February 1986. Chart positions Chart ( 1985 -- 1986 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 7 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7 Randy Travis version `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' Single by Randy Travis from the album No Holdin ' Back B - side `` This Day Was Made for You and Me '' Released August 1989 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Recorded Genre Country Length 3 : 56 Label Warner Bros. 28841 Songwriter ( s ) Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis Producer ( s ) Richard Perry Randy Travis singles chronology `` Promises '' ( 1989 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1989 ) `` Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart '' ( 1990 ) `` Promises '' ( 1989 ) `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ( 1989 ) `` Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart '' ( 1990 ) Randy Travis became the third country artist to find success with the song. Released in August 1989 as the lead - off single to the album No Holdin ' Back, Travis ' version became his 10th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Travis ' bluesy rendition was initially recorded as part of the album Rock, Rhythm & Blues, a 10 - song compilation featuring covers of 1950s - era pop hits by 1980s stars. The song was later included on No Holdin ' Back after Travis and others liked what they had just recorded. Chart positions Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 35 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 78 References Jump up ^ Allmusic -- `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' ^ Jump up to : Roland, Tom, `` The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits, '' Billboard Books, Watson - Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ( ISBN 0 - 82 - 307553 - 2 ). Jump up ^ Röhnisch, Claus ( Jun 25, 2006 ). `` The Golden 50 's ''. Retrieved Nov 30, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Colin Escott, `` Clyde Otis : Looking Back ''. Goldmine, October 1, 1993, pp. 42 - 43. Jump up ^ Luke Crampton and Dafyyd Rees, Rock and Roll Year by Year ( Bath, England : DK Publishing, 2003 ), 900. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999 ( Menomonee Falls, WI : Record Research, 2000 ), 48 - 49. Jump up ^ `` Brook Benton Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172. Jump up ^ `` Sonny James Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Sonny James Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Glen Campbell Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 6627. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 2, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Randy Travis Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989 ''. RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1989 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013. 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'' `` Promises '' `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' `` Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart '' `` He Walked on Water '' `` A Few Ole Country Boys '' ( with George Jones ) `` Heroes and Friends '' `` Point of Light '' `` Forever Together '' `` Better Class of Losers '' `` I 'd Surrender All '' `` If I Did n't Have You '' `` Look Heart, No Hands '' `` An Old Pair of Shoes '' `` Cowboy Boogie '' `` Before You Kill Us All '' `` Whisper My Name '' `` This Is Me '' `` The Box '' `` Are We in Trouble Now '' `` Would I '' `` Out of My Bones '' `` The Hole '' `` Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man '' `` Stranger in My Mirror '' `` A Man Ai n't Made of Stone '' `` Baptism '' `` Three Wooden Crosses '' Other songs `` Somewhere in My Broken Heart '' `` She 's Got the Rhythm ( And I Got the Blues ) '' Brook Benton Singles `` Endlessly '' `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' `` So Many Ways '' `` Thank You Pretty Baby '' `` Baby ( You 've Got What It Takes ) '' `` Fools Rush In ( Where Angels Fear to Tread ) '' `` Kiddio '' `` A Rockin ' Good Way ( to Mess Around and Fall in Love ) '' `` Think Twice '' `` Frankie and Johnny '' `` Boll Weevil '' `` Shadrack '' `` Walk on the Wild Side '' `` Laura ( What 's He Got That I Ai n't Got ) '' `` My Way '' `` Rainy Night in Georgia '' Other songs `` Goodnight My Love '' `` It 's Been a Long, Long Time '' `` Looking Back '' `` Send for Me '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Just_a_Matter_of_Time_(song)&oldid=850975351 '' Categories : 1959 singles 1970 singles 1986 singles 1989 singles Brook Benton songs Glen Campbell songs Randy Travis songs Sonny James songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Songs written by Clyde Otis Songs written by Brook Benton Song recordings produced by Harold Shedd Mercury Records singles Capitol Records singles Atlantic Records singles Warner Bros. 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Question: who sang the song it's just a matter of time
Answer: Brook Benton