1949 R&B song written by Ivory Joe Hunter
"I Almost Lost My Mind" |
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Single by Ivory Joe Hunter |
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from the album I Get That Lonesome Feeling |
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B-side | "If I Give You My Love" |
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Released | December 1949 (1949-12) |
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Recorded | October 1, 1949 |
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Genre | Rhythm and blues |
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Length | 3:10 |
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Label | MGM |
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Songwriter(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter |
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Ivory Joe Hunter singles chronology |
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"7th Street Boogie" (1949) | "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1949) | "I Quit My Pretty Mama" (1950) | |
"I Almost Lost My Mind" |
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Single by Pat Boone |
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from the album Pat's Great Hits |
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B-side | "I'm in Love with You" |
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Released | May 8, 1956 |
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Recorded | 1956 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 2:27 |
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Label | Dot |
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Composer(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter |
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Pat Boone singles chronology |
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"Long Tall Sally" / "Just as Long as I'm with You" (1956) | "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956) | "I'm in Love with You" (1956) | |
"I Almost Lost My Mind" is a popular song written by Ivory Joe Hunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B singles chart in that year.[1]
Hunter recorded the 12-bar blues style song on October 1, 1949, and became a rhythm and blues hit and a pop standard. Hunter's record sold one million copies by 1956.[2] The best selling version of the song was a cover version by Pat Boone, which reached number one on the Billboard charts in 1956.[3] It has since been recorded by a variety of pop artists, big bands, country and western stars, rock and rollers, and Latin, jazz and blues performers.
See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1950 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles of 1956 (U.S.)
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 267.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
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