I Couldn't Keep from Crying

"I Couldn't Keep from Crying" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins.^[1] Performers on the song include Slim Harbert on bass, Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Jimmy Rollins and Joe Knight on guitar, and Harold Carmack on piano.^[2]

"I Couldn't Keep from Crying"
Single by Marty Robbins
B-side	"After You Leave"
Released	February 20, 1953
Genre	Country
Length	2:45
Label	Columbia 21075
Songwriter(s)	Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"I'll Go on Alone" (1952) "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" (1953) "A Castle in the Sky" (1953)

Chart performance

The song reached number 5 on the US Billboard country chart in 1953.^[3]

Other versions

• Johnny Cash released a version as part of an EP in 1960.^[4] It is featured on his 1960 album, Now, There Was a Song!^[5]

References

1. Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Single Release, 45cat.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
2. Marty Robbins, The Essential Marty Robbins 1951-1982, Discogs.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
3. Marty Robbins, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" Chart Position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
4. Johnny Cash, "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" EP Release, 45cat.com, Retrieved April 15, 2014
5. Johnny Cash, Now, There Was a Song!, AllMusic, Retrieved April 15, 2014