Optimistic (Skeeter Davis song)

"Optimistic" is a song written by Aubrey Freeman. In 1961, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor.

"Optimistic"
Single by Skeeter Davis
B-side"Blueberry Hill"
ReleasedSeptember 1961
RecordedJune 29, 1961
StudioRCA Victor Studio B
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenreCountry, Nashville Sound
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Aubrey Freeman
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Skeeter Davis singles chronology
"The Hands You're Holding Now"
(1961)
"Optimistic"
(1961)
"Where I Ought to Be"
(1962)

"Optimistic" was recorded on June 29, 1961 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The song was released as a single in September 1961 also, and it peaked at number ten on the Billboard Magazine Hot C&W Sides chart later that year. The single became Davis' fourth top-ten hit on the country chart at that point. The song was not originally issued onto an official album.

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