I'll Go On Alone
{{Infobox song
| name = I'll Go on Alone
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Marty Robbins
| album =
| B-side = You're Breaking My Heart
| released = October 10, 1952
| format =
| recorded =
| studio = Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, Texas
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=39}}
| label = Columbia 21022
| writer = Marty Robbins
| producer =
| prev_title = Crying 'Cause I Love You
| prev_year = 1952
| next_title = I Couldn't Keep from Crying
| next_year = 1953
}}
"I'll Go on Alone" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins.[http://www.45cat.com/record/421022 Marty Robbins, "I'll Go on Alone" Single Release] Retrieved April 14, 2014 Performers on the song include Slim Harbert on bass, Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Floyd Lanning on guitar, and Harold Carmack on piano.[http://www.discogs.com/Marty-Robbins-The-Essential-Marty-Robbins-1951-1982/release/878318 Marty Robbins, The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982] Retrieved April 12, 2014 The song was recorded at Jim Beck's studio.
Chart performance
The song reached number one on the US country chart in 1952.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=I%27ll+Go+on+Alone+by+Marty+Robbins&id=96043 Marty Robbins, "I'll Go on Alone" Chart Position] Retrieved April 14, 2014 It was Robbins' first hit single.
Other versions
- Webb Pierce released a version of the song as a single in 1953. It reached #4 on the country chart.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=I%27ll+Go+On+Alone+by+Webb+Pierce&id=109737 Webb Pierce, "I'll Go on Alone" Chart Position] Retrieved April 14, 2014
- Bobby Lord released a version of the song as B-side to his single "My Heart Tells Me So" in 1961.[http://www.45cat.com/record/451158 Bobby Lord, "I'll Go on Alone" Single Release] Retrieved April 14, 2014
- Bob Luman released a version as part of an EP in the United Kingdom in 1964.[http://www.45cat.com/record/lpe1504 Bob Luman, "I'll Go on Alone" EP Release] Retrieved April 14, 2014
- Ernest Tubb released a version of the song on his 1969 album, Let's Turn Back the Years.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-turn-back-the-years-mw0000900675 Ernest Tubb, Let's Turn Back the Years] Retrieved April 14, 2014
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Category:Decca Records singles
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