This Time
Troy Shondell
1961
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Troy Shondell
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Troy Shondell was the recording name adopted by Indiana singer and multi-instrumentalist Gary Schelton, who had earlier released records as Gary Shelton. His career began with rockabilly and regional performances before This Time brought international attention. He later worked in Nashville as a songwriter, session musician, recording artist and music-publishing executive.
Artist background sources
Troy Shondell - Alan Cackett career obituary
Read detailed career history, Schelton/Shelton/Shondell naming, instruments, early rockabilly and later Nashville professional roles. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Troy Shondell - Bear Family artist catalog
Read label description distinguishing earlier Gary Shelton teenage-rock recordings from the Troy Shondell hit. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
This Time by Troy Shondell appears at number 42 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1961. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1961 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1961 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.