Gonna Find Me a Bluebird explained

Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
Type:	single
Artist:	Marvin Rainwater
Album:	Songs by Marvin Rainwater
B-Side:	So You Think You've Got Troubles
Released:	January 1957
Genre:	Country
Label:	MGM
Prev Title:	What Am I Supposed to Do
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	My Brand of Blues
Next Year:	1957

"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" is a song written and performed by Marvin Rainwater. It reached number three on the U.S. country chart and number 18 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957.^[1] The song was featured on his 1957 album, Songs by Marvin Rainwater.^[2]

Other charting versions

• Eddy Arnold released a version of the song as a single in 1957 which reached #12 on the U.S. country chart and #51 on the U.S. pop chart.^[3]

Other versions

• Petula Clark released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "With All My Heart".^[4]
• Russ Hamilton released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart.^[5]
• Brenda Lee released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1961 single "If You Love Me".^[6] It was featured on her 1962 album Brenda, That's All.
• Billy Walker released a version of the song on his 1961 album Everybody's Hits But Mine.^[7]
• Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis released a version of the song on their 1963 EP Western Jubilee III.^[8]
• Reg Lindsay released a version of the song on his 1967 EP Gonna Find Me a Bluebird.^[9]
• Hank Snow released a version of the song on his 1965 album Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits.^[10]
• Pat Boone released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart.^[11]
• Webb Pierce released a version of the song on his 1968 album Fool, Fool, Fool.^[12]
• Steve Young released a version of the song on his 1969 album Rock Salt & Nails.^[13]
• Kitty Wells released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1970 single "I Don't See What I Saw".^[14]
• Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass released a version of the song on their 1974 album Latest and Greatest.^[15]
• Frank Ifield released a version of the song on his 1991 album The Best of Frank Ifield.^[16]
• Slim Whitman released a version of the song on his 1992 album Golden Country Hits.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marvin Rainwater, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Chart Positions. March 26, 2018.
2. Web site: Marvin Rainwater, Songs by Marvin Rainwater. . March 26, 2018.
3. Web site: Eddy Arnold, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Chart Positions. March 26, 2018.
4. Web site: Petula Clark, "With All My Heart" Single Release. March 26, 2018.
5. Web site: Russ Hamilton, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Single Release. March 26, 2018.
6. Web site: Brenda Lee, "If You Love Me" Single Release. . 1963 . March 26, 2018.
7. Web site: Billy Walker, Everybody's Hits But Mine. . 1961 . March 26, 2018.
8. Web site: Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis, Western Jubilee III EP Release. March 26, 2018.
9. Web site: Reg Lindsay, Gonna Find Me a Bluebird EP Release. March 26, 2018.
10. Web site: Hank Snow, Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits. . 1965 . March 26, 2018.
11. Web site: Pat Boone, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Single Release. March 26, 2018.
12. Web site: Webb Pierce, Fool, Fool, Fool. . February 1968 . March 26, 2018.
13. Web site: Steve Young, Rock Salt & Nails. . 1969 . March 26, 2018.
14. Web site: Kitty Wells, "I Don't See What I Saw" Single Release. March 26, 2018.
15. Web site: Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Latest and Greatest. . 1974 . March 26, 2018.
16. Web site: Frank Ifield, The Best of Frank Ifield. . March 26, 2018.
17. Web site: Slim Whitman, Golden Country Hits. . March 26, 2018.