"Thanks" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and first recorded by J. Vincent Edwards in 1969.
[2] American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson's version was released as a single in 1975 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.
"Thanks" by Bill Anderson was recorded on April 10, 1975 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.
[4] The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in October 1975.
[5] In Canada, the single reached number 19 on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1975..[6] It was released on his 1976 studio album, Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels.