"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)

"I Walk Alone" is a song written by Herbert Wilson.[1] and recorded by American country music artist, Eddy Arnold and was the B-side of his 78 rpm single "Did You See My Daddy Over There" (1945),[2] and later for his compilation album Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again (1960).[3][4][5]

Marty Robbins recording

  • Marty Robbins, recorded a version which was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album I Walk Alone.[6] 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.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1968) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 65
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 96

Other versions

References

  1. "Herbert Wilson". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. Chanteurs Eddy Arnold Discography 08/1945, RCA 33-0535. Retrieved 6 January 2012
  3. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Eddy Arnold with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  4. Discogs Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again Retrieved 6 January 2012
  5. LP Discography Eddy Arnold Retrieved 6 January 2012
  6. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Marty Robbins with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 294.
  8. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "Marty Robbins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies Tubb Ernest Retrieved 6 January 2012
  11. Allmusic Walking the Floor Over You (Box Set) Disc 6, track 13. Retrieved 6 January 2012
  12. Allmusic More Country Soul Don Gibson Retrieved 6 January 2012
  13. LP Discography Don Gibson Sep 1968 Retrieved 6 January 2012
  14. Allmusic Your Squaw Is on the Warpath Loretta Lynn Retrieved 6 January 2012
  15. Allmusic Guilty Street Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
  16. Discogs Kitty Wells Guilty Street Retrieved 6 January 2012
  17. LP Discography Kitty Wells Retrieved 6 January 2012
  18. Allmusic Where Love Used to Live David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
  19. LP Discography David Houston Retrieved 6 January 2012
  20. Discogs David Houston Where Love Used To Live / My Woman's Good To Me Retrieved 6 January 2012
  21. Allmusic "I Walk Alone" Willie Nelson with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
  22. LP Discography Willie Nelson Retrieved 6 January 2012
  23. Allmusic The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More Review Disc 2, track 27 (wrong composer). Retrieved 6 January 2012
  24. Amazon "I'll Walk Alone" Willie Nelson MP3 with music sample Retrieved 6 January 2012
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