Knee Deep in the Blues

"Knee Deep in the Blues" is a song written by Melvin Endsley and was recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. The song reached #3 on the Country Singles charts.[1]

"Knee Deep in the Blues"
Single by Marty Robbins
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1957
GenreCountry
Length2:12
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Melvin Endsley
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"Singing the Blues"
(1956)		 "Knee Deep in the Blues"
(1957)		 "A White Sport Coat"
(1957)

Guy Mitchell version
"Knee Deep in the Blues"
Single by Guy Mitchell
Released1957
GenreCountry
Songwriter(s)Melvin Endsley
Guy Mitchell singles chronology
"Crazy With Love"
(1956)		 "Knee Deep in the Blues"
(1957)		 "Take Me Back Baby"
(1957)

Guy Mitchell released a cover version of the song the same year that reached #16 on The Billboard Hot 100.[2] The song reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Cover versions
  • The Derailers on their 1999 album, Full Western Dress
  • The International Submarine Band on their 1968 album, Safe at Home
  • Del McCoury on his 1988 album, Don’t Stop the Music
  • Carl Smith on his 1968 album, Country on My Mind
  • Tommy Steele in 1957, which went to #15 on the UK charts[4]

References
  1. Marty Robbins singles
  2. Guy Mitchell singles
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 371–372. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Tommy Steele Discography Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 2011.
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