"I Couldn't Keep from Crying" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins.[1] Performers on the song include Slim Harbert on bass, Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Jimmy Rollins and Joe Knight on guitar, and Harold Carmack on piano.[2]
| "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Marty Robbins | ||||
| B-side | "After You Leave" | |||
| Released | February 20, 1953 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia 21075 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marty Robbins | |||
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Chart performance
editThe song reached number 5 on the US Billboard country chart in 1953.[3]
Other versions
edit- Johnny Cash released a version as part of an EP in 1960.[4] It is featured on his 1960 album, Now, There Was a Song![5]
References
edit- ^ Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Single Release, 45cat.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
- ^ Marty Robbins, The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982, Discogs.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
- ^ Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Chart Position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
- ^ Johnny Cash, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" EP Release, 45cat.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
- ^ Johnny Cash, Now, There Was a Song!, AllMusic, Retrieved April 15, 2014
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