I'm Wastin' My Tears on You

"I'm Wastin' My Tears on You" is a song written by Frank Harford, and recorded in 1944 by Tex Ritter. The song was the first of three number ones on the Juke Box Folk records chart. "I"m Wastin' My Tears on You" stayed at number one for six weeks with a total of twenty weeks on the chart.[2] The B-side of the song, entitled "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder", peaked at number two on the same chart.

"I'm Wastin' My Tears on You"
Single by Tex Ritter and His Texans
LanguageEnglish
B-side"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder"
ReleasedOctober 1944 (1944-10)
RecordedNovember 23, 1943 (1943-11-23)[1]
GenreCountry
Length2:49
LabelCapitol 174
Songwriter(s)Frank Harford, Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter and His Texans singles chronology
"Have I Stayed Away Too Long"
(1944)
"I'm Wastin' My Tears on You"
(1944)
"Jealous Heart"
(1944)

References

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  1. ^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 292.