"I Walk Alone" is a song written by Herbert Wilson.[1] and recorded by American country music artist, Eddy Arnold and was the B-side of his 78 rpm single "Did You See My Daddy Over There" (1945),[2] and later for his compilation album Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again (1960).[3][4][5]
| "I Walk Alone" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Marty Robbins | ||||
| from the album I Walk Alone | ||||
| B-side | "Lily of the Valley" | |||
| Released | August 27, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Herbert W. Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston | |||
| Marty Robbins singles chronology | ||||
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Marty Robbins recording
edit- Marty Robbins, recorded a version which was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album I Walk Alone.[6] It was Robbins' thirteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.[7]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 65 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 96 |
Other versions
edit- Ernest Tubb recorded the song during a May 24, 1945 session;[10] but it was unreleased until 1996, when it was included in the CD box set Walking the Floor Over You.[11]
- Don Gibson released his version about the same time as Marty Robbins, on the 1968 album More Country Soul.[12][13]
- Following the success of the Marty Robbins single, at least four other country artists recorded "I Walk Alone" for albums released in 1969: Loretta Lynn's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath,[14] Kitty Wells' Guilty Street,[15][16][17] David Houston's Where Love Used to Live,[18][19][20] and Willie Nelson's My Own Peculiar Way.[21][22] Nelson had earlier recorded the song for Liberty Records, but that version wasn't released until 1975 on the compilation album Country Willie under the title "I'll Walk Alone."[23][24]
References
edit- ^ "Herbert Wilson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Chanteurs Eddy Arnold Discography 08/1945, RCA 33-0535. Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Eddy Arnold with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Discogs Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ LP Discography Eddy Arnold Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Marty Robbins with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 294.
- ^ "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies Tubb Ernest Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic Walking the Floor Over You (Box Set) Disc 6, track 13. Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic More Country Soul Don Gibson Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ LP Discography Don Gibson Sep 1968 Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic Your Squaw Is on the Warpath Loretta Lynn Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic Guilty Street Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Discogs Kitty Wells Guilty Street Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ LP Discography Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic Where Love Used to Live David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ LP Discography David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Discogs David Houston Where Love Used To Live / My Woman's Good To Me Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Willie Nelson with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ LP Discography Willie Nelson Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Allmusic The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More Review Disc 2, track 27 (wrong composer). Retrieved 6 January 2012
- ^ Amazon "I'll Walk Alone" Willie Nelson MP3 with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012