To See My Angel Cry
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| "To See My Angel Cry" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album To See My Angel Cry | ||||
| B-side | "I Did the Best I Could" | |||
| Released | August 18, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | June 24, 1969 Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Conway Twitty L. E. White Carlton Haney | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"To See My Angel Cry" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty.
Recording and Release[edit]
Twitty recorded the song at Bradley's Barn studio Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on June 24, 1969, the same day he cut "That's When She Started to Stop Loving You".[1] It was released in August 1969 as the first single and title track from the album To See My Angel Cry. The song was Twitty's third number one on the country charts. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of 13 weeks on the country chart.[2] It was written by Twitty, L. E. White and Carlton Haney.
Personnel[edit]
- Conway Twitty — vocals
- Joe E. Lewis, The Jordanaires — background vocals
- Harold Bradley — electric 6-string bass guitar
- Grady Martin — electric guitar
- Larry Butler — piano
- Ray Edenton — acoustic guitar
- John Hughey — steel guitar
- Tommy Markham — drums and percussion
- Bob Moore — bass
- Herman Wade — electric guitar[1]
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Conway Twitty Collection (Media notes). Conway Twitty. Universal City, California: MCA Records. MCAD4-11095.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 360.
- ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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