Drown in My Own Tears

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"Drown in My Own Tears" (also billed as "I'll Drown in My Own Tears") is a 1956 soul single, written by Henry Glover and released by the singer Ray Charles on the Atlantic record label.

The song was one of Charles' most important singles during his Atlantic period, where he dominated the R&B singles charts. The song was also one of the first to include background vocals by other singers.

The song would later influence Charles to recruit a singing group he later called the Raelettes. It was also his third number-one single on the Billboard R&B singles chart.

Contents 1 Credits 2 Cover versions 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Credits

• Lead vocal and piano by Ray Charles
• Instrumentation by the Ray Charles band
• Background vocals by assorted singers

[edit] Cover versions

• Lula Reed
• Jeff Buckley
• Sonny Thompson
• Don Shirley
• Joe Cocker
• Aretha Franklin
• Janis Joplin
• Dinah Washington
• Stevie Wonder
• Johnny Winter
• The Righteous Brothers
• Chuck Brown
• David Clayton-Thomas
• Jeff Beck
• Floyd Cramer
• Ronnie Earl
• Richie Havens
• Shirley Horn
• Percy Sledge
• The Smithereens
• Jimmy McGriff
• Jack McDuff
• Houston Person
• Spencer Davis Group
• The Derek Trucks Band with Gregg Allman

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[edit] See also

• List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)

[edit] External links

• Lyrics to "Drown in My Own Tears"