Crying in the Chapel

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"Crying in the Chapel" was a song written by Artie Glenn for his son Darrell to sing. Darrell recorded it, while still in high school, in 1953 along with Artie's band the Rhythm Riders. It became a local hit and publishers got hold of it and it went nationwide. That same year the black group, the Orioles, recorded it. Elvis Presley heard their version and fell in love with it. One night, after a full day of recording with his backup group, the Jordanaires, Elvis and the group were fooling around with Elvis singing gospel hymns.^{[citation needed]} One of the Jordanaires was playing piano and Elvis asked if he knew the old Orioles song, "Crying in the Chapel". It sounded so good, it was decided to record it with just the singers and a piano. It was released in 1960 and stunned everyone when it went to number one on the charts, one of Elvis' 30 number one hits.

Preceded by Vaya con Dios	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record September 5, 1953	Succeeded by Vaya con Dios
Preceded by Vaya con Dios	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record September 19, 1953–September 26, 1953	Succeeded by You, You, You