"The Same Sweet Girl" was released as a single in April 1949 on the Four Star label. It was Locklin's first single release with the label and would also be his first major hit. The song became a top ten hit, reaching number eight on the Billboard's Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys chart. In its original release, the single was issued as a 78 RPM record, containing "The Last Look at Mother" on its B-side.
