The whining of Dickey Lee-Steve Duffy would become one of the longest-running country hits of all time thanks to Jones's memorable performance, combining pain and anguish with an ironic sense of denial and a touch of self-pity.
Song written by Dickey Lee & Steve Duffy, George Jones recorded the song on March 3, 1962, and was released on April 14, 1962, for United Artists label, the song included on the album, The New Favorites Of George Jones (United Artists Records 1962), the song reached number one on May 4, 1962, remained 6 weeks in a row in number one until June 29. The whining of Dickey Lee-Steve Duffy would become one of the longest-running country hits of all time thanks to Jones’s memorable performance, combining pain and anguish with an ironic sense of denial and a touch of self-pity.
The first recording of the song was made on January 4, 1962, in radley Film and Recording Studio, the composer and producer Jack Clement had the studio Gulf Coast Sound, in Beaumont, Texas, along with Bill Hall. The song caught George’s attention, but he was not convinced to record it, he said he repeated too many times “just because”. Finally, George recorded the song, and it became a signature tune for Jones, and he has become one of the most loved and most often single of the singer
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, the song reached number one on May 4, 1962, remained 6 weeks in a row in number one until June 29. The whining of Dickey Lee-Steve Duffy would become one of the longest-running country hits of all time thanks to Jones’s memorable performance, combining pain and anguish with an ironic sense of denial and a touch of self-pity.The first recording of the song was made on January 4, 1962, in radley Film and Recording Studio, the composer and producer Jack Clement had the studio Gulf Coast Sound, in Beaumont, Texas, along with Bill Hall. The song caught George’s attention, but he was not convinced to record it, he said he repeated too many times “just because”. Finally, George recorded the song, and it became a signature tune for Jones, and he has become one of the most loved and most often single of the singer.Some versions :Little Willie John 1962 ( King Records)Connie Francis 1962 ( MGM )Eddy Arnold 1963 ( RCA Victor )The Rip Chords 1964 ( Columbia )Faron Young 1964 ( Mercury )Cher 1965 ( Imperial Records )Del Reeves & Bobby Goldsboro 1967 ( United Artists Records )){kind=link}