I Can't Stop Loving You
For other uses, see I Can't Stop Loving You (disambiguation).
| "I Can't Stop Loving You" | ||||
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| Single by Don Gibson | ||||
| from the album Oh Lonesome Me | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, 7" | |||
| Recorded | December 30, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
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| Single by Ray Charles | |||||||
| from the album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | |||||||
| B-side | "Born to Lose" | ||||||
| Released | 1962 | ||||||
| Format | Vinyl, 7" | ||||||
| Recorded |
February 15, 1962 United Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | ||||||
| Genre | R&B, country soul | ||||||
| Length |
2:37 (single version) 4:12 (album version) | ||||||
| Label | ABC-Paramount 45-10330 | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Don Gibson[1] | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Sid Feller[1] | ||||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||||
| Ray Charles singles chronology | |||||||
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"I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records. It was released in 1958 as the B-side of "Oh, Lonesome Me", becoming a double-sided country hit single.
Ray Charles single
The song was covered by Ray Charles in 1962, featured on Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, and released as a single. Charles' version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, for five weeks. This version went to number one on the U.S. R&B and Adult Contemporary charts.[2][3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1962.[4] Charles reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1962, staying for two weeks.[5]
The Ray Charles version is noted for his saying the words before the last five lines of the song on the final chorus: "Sing the Song, Children". Choral backing was provided by The Randy Van Horne Singers. It was ranked No. 164 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 49 on CMT's "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music".
Chart performance
Don Gibson
Note: This original recording was released as "I Can't Stop Lovin' You".[6]
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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| Norwegian Singles Chart | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 81 |
Kitty Wells version
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
Ray Charles version
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 4 |
Other notable versions
The song has been recorded by many other artists. Some recordings are titled as "I Can't Stop Lovin' You" (with or without an apostrophe).
- 1958: Kitty Wells on her album Kitty Wells' Golden Favorites; No. 3 on the Billboard magazine country chart
- 1961: Roy Orbison on his album Sings Lonely and Blue; charted in the Variety magazine Top 100 Listings
- 1963: Johnny Tillotson on his album Talk Back Trembling Lips (MGM Records – E 4188)
- 1964: Faron Young on his album Country Dance Favorites (Mercury Records - SR 60931)
- 1964: Frank Sinatra recorded the song for his album It Might As Well Be Swing, his second collaboration with Count Basie and his orchestra
- 1965: Duke Ellington recorded the song for his album Ellington '66
- 1965: Andy Williams on his album, Andy Williams' Dear Heart
- 1967: Ronnie Dove on his LP Cry
- 1969: Elvis Presley performed the song live from 1969 till his final tours in 1977, first recording it on the RCA release Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1969: Jerry Lee Lewis recorded it on the album Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2
- Guy & Ralna included a recording of the song on their 1973 album Country Songs We Love to Sing; the duo also performed the song numerous times on The Lawrence Welk Show, on which they were regulars.
- 1974: Donna Hightower recorded in Spain it on her Columbia album "I'm In Love with Love" (also released as "I'm in Love with You" and "The One I Cried")
- 1974: Dolly Parton and Chet Atkins performed the song (to Atkins' guitar accompaniment) on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1974.
- 1972: Conway Twitty on his album of the same name; reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart[12]
- 1981: Millie Jackson recorded an upbeat, disco-influenced version for her Just a Lil' Bit Country album. The song was also released as a single in the U.S. and charted #62 R&B.
- 1991: Van Morrison on his album Hymns to the Silence; also appears on a limited edition album Live at Austin City Limits Festival (2006)
- 2002: Anne Murray on her album Country Croonin'
- 2005: Martina McBride on her album Timeless
- 2014: Bryan Adams recorded a version for his album Tracks of My Years
References
- 1 2 3 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 52.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1962
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 139. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "45cat Image".
- ↑ "Don Gibson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Don Gibson.
- ↑ "Don Gibson – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Don Gibson.
- ↑ "Kitty Wells – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kitty Wells.
- ↑ "Ray Charles – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ray Charles.
- ↑ "Ray Charles – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Ray Charles.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
External links
| Preceded by "Stranger on the Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single number one single (Ray Charles) June 2-June 30, 1962 |
Succeeded by "The Stripper" by David Rose |
| Preceded by "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single (Ray Charles) May 26, 1962 – July 28, 1962 |
Succeeded by "You'll Lose a Good Thing" by Barbara Lynn |
| Preceded by "Stranger on the Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk |
"Billboard" Easy Listening number-one single by Ray Charles June 9, 1962 (five weeks) |
Succeeded by "The Stripper" by David Rose |
| Preceded by "Come Outside" by Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard |
UK number one single (Ray Charles version) July 12, 1962 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "I Remember You" by Frank Ifield |
| Preceded by "When the Snow Is on the Roses" by Sonny James |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Conway Twitty version) September 23, 1972 |
Succeeded by "I Ain't Never" by Mel Tillis |
| Preceded by "Woman (Sensuous Woman)" by Don Gibson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Conway Twitty version) September 16-September 23, 1972 |
Succeeded by "When the Snow Is on the Roses" by Sonny James |
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