Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry (song)
1944 single by Al Dexter and His Troopers
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" | ||||
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Single by Al Dexter and His Troopers | ||||
B-side | "So Long Pal" | |||
Published | February 16, 1942 (1942-02-16) copyrighted Albert Poindexter, Troup, Texas[1] | |||
Released | February 6, 1944 | |||
Recorded | March 18, 1942[2] | |||
Studio | CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Country (Hillbilly) | |||
Label | Okeh 6718 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Dexter | |||
Al Dexter and His Troopers singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" is a 1942 song by Al Dexter. It was recorded on March 18, 1942 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California with session musicians Frank Marvin, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart.[3] It was released on Okeh records #6718 on February 6, 1944, paired with "So Long Pal".[4] It went to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts for two weeks and stayed on the charts for a total of thirty weeks.[5]
Cover versions
- A cover by Glen Campbell reached No. 76 on the US pop chart in 1962 and was the title song of a Campbell album in 1963.
- Esther Phillips reached No. 121 on Billboard in 1969.
- A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1975.[6] His version was also a minor pop hit, reaching #101 Billboard and #87 Cash Box.[7]
References
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1942). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1942 1 Music New Series Vol 37 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 0195139895.
- ^ "March 18, 1942 Session". discogs.com. March 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Okeh (CBS) 6500 - 6747 (1941 - 45)". Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
- ^ Ronnie Milsap Chart History
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 10, 1975". Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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