I Couldn't Keep from Crying explained

I Couldn't Keep from Crying
Type:	single
Artist:	Marty Robbins
B-Side:	After You Leave
Released:	February 20, 1953
Genre:	Country
Label:	Columbia 21075
Prev Title:	I'll Go on Alone
Prev Year:	1952
Next Title:	A Castle in the Sky
Next Year:	1953

"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]

Chart performance

The song reached number 5 on the US Billboard country chart in 1953.^[3]

Other versions

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]

Notes and References

http://www.45cat.com/record/421075 Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Single Release
http://www.discogs.com/Marty-Robbins-The-Essential-Marty-Robbins-1951-1982/release/878318 Marty Robbins, The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982
http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=I+Couldn%27t+Keep+from+Crying+by+Marty+Robbins&id=96044 Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Chart Position
http://www.45cat.com/record/b14631 Johnny Cash, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" EP Release
http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-there-was-a-song!-mw0000121979 Johnny Cash, Now, There Was a Song!