Crying My Heart Out Over You
| "Crying My Heart Out Over You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ricky Skaggs | ||||
| from the album Waitin' for the Sun to Shine | ||||
| B-side | "Lost to a Stranger" | |||
| Released | December 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) |
Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs Carl Butler Earl Sherry | |||
| Producer(s) | Ricky Skaggs | |||
| Ricky Skaggs singles chronology | ||||
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"Crying My Heart Out Over You" is a 1982 single written by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Carl Butler, and Earl Sherry and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Crying My Heart Out Over You" would be Ricky Skaggs third country hit and the first of eleven number one hits on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] "Crying My Heart Out Over You" was originally recorded by Flatt & Scruggs, whose version peaked at #21 in 1960.
Chart performance
| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 315.
External links
| Preceded by "The Clown" by Conway Twitty |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 24, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Mountain Music" by Alabama |