I Walk Alone (Marty Robbins song)

"I Walk Alone" is a song written by Herbert Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins. It was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album I Walk Alone.[1] It was Robbins' thirteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.[2]

For the popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, first recorded by Dinah Shore in 1944, see I'll Walk Alone. For other uses see I Walk Alone (disambiguation).
"I Walk Alone"
Single by Marty Robbins
from the album I Walk Alone
B-side"Lily of the Valley"
ReleasedAugust 27, 1968
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Herbert W. Wilson
Producer(s)Bob Johnston
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"Love Is in the Air"
(1968)		 "I Walk Alone"
(1968)		 "It's a Sin"
(1969)

Chart performance
Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 65
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 96

Other versions

Eddy Arnold recorded "I Walk Alone" as the B-side of his 78 rpm single "Did You See My Daddy Over There" (1945),[5] and later for his compilation album Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again (1960).[6][7][8]

Ernest Tubb recorded the song during a May 24, 1945 session;[9] but it was unreleased until 1996, when it was included in the CD box set Walking the Floor Over You.[10]

Don Gibson released his version about the same time as Marty Robbins, on the 1968 album More Country Soul.[11][12]

Following the success of the Marty Robbins single, at least four other country artists recorded "I Walk Alone" for albums released in 1969: Loretta Lynn's Your Squaw Is on the Warpath,[13] Kitty Wells' Guilty Street,[14][15][16] David Houston's Where Love Used to Live,[17][18][19] and Willie Nelson's My Own Peculiar Way.[20][21] Nelson had earlier recorded the song for Liberty Records, but that version wasn't released until 1975 on the compilation album Country Willie under the title "I'll Walk Alone."[22][23]

References
  1. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Marty Robbins with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 294.
  3. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. Chanteurs Eddy Arnold Discography 08/1945, RCA 33-0535. Retrieved 6 January 2012
  6. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Eddy Arnold with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  7. Discogs Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again Retrieved 6 January 2012
  8. LP Discography Eddy Arnold Retrieved 6 January 2012
  9. Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies Tubb Ernest Retrieved 6 January 2012
  10. Allmusic Walking the Floor Over You (Box Set) Disc 6, track 13. Retrieved 6 January 2012
  11. Allmusic More Country Soul Don Gibson Retrieved 6 January 2012
  12. LP Discography Don Gibson Sep 1968 Retrieved 6 January 2012
  13. Allmusic Your Squaw Is on the Warpath Loretta Lynn Retrieved 6 January 2012
  14. Allmusic Guilty Street Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
  15. Discogs Kitty Wells Guilty Street Retrieved 6 January 2012
  16. LP Discography Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
  17. Allmusic Where Love Used to Live David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
  18. LP Discography David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
  19. Discogs David Houston Where Love Used To Live / My Woman's Good To Me Retrieved 6 January 2012
  20. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Willie Nelson with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  21. LP Discography Willie Nelson Retrieved 6 January 2012
  22. Allmusic The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More Review Disc 2, track 27 (wrong composer). Retrieved 6 January 2012
  23. Amazon "I'll Walk Alone" Willie Nelson MP3 with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
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