The Story of My Life (Marty Robbins song)

"The Story of My Life (Marty Robbins song)"
Song

"The Story of My Life" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David,[1] and published in 1957.

Recordings

The song became a 1957 hit for US country singer Marty Robbins,[1] which peaked at number one on the US country chart for four weeks[2] and reached number fifteen on the Billboard Top 100[3] and number two on Australian Singles Chart.

In the United Kingdom, a cover version recorded by Michael Holliday reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1958,[4] before being replaced by Perry Como's "Magic Moments", also written by Bacharach and David.[5]

Other charted versions of "The Story of My Life" in the UK in 1958 were by Alma Cogan, Gary Miller and Dave King.[6]

Connie Francis had recorded the song in 1968 for possible inclusion in her album Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David but it was omitted. The track was later released in 1979 on the album Connie Francis – Sings Bacharach, Kaempfert, Last & Mancini.[7]

Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of "The Story of My Life" on his 2013 CD "I Won the Fight". It was also recorded by Terry Wogan.

Gentleman Jim Reeves performed the song in 1957 during one of his hour radio shows broadcasting live on WSM (AM) from The National Insurance Building in Nashville Tennessee. Performing with the Anita Kerr singers he managed to forget the lyrics mid-song. Humorously requesting his music from announcer David Cobb, he recovered for the last refrain. These recordings were released in 2008 on "I'm a Hit Again".

Don Williams had "The Story Of My Life" on his 1983 Yellow Moon album.

References

  1. 1 2 Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 24 - The Music Men. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 532.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 81. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ↑ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 35–6. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. p. 626. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  7. ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.


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