To See My Angel Cry
1969 single by Conway Twitty
"To See My Angel Cry" | ||||
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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 | |||
Studio | 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
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
- 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
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ^ a b The Conway Twitty Collection (Media notes). Conway Twitty. Universal City, California: MCA Records. MCAD4-11095.
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: 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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- Saturday Night with Conway Twitty
- Lonely Blue Boy
- The Rock & Roll Story
- I Can't See Me Without You
- Honky Tonk Angel
- I'm Not Through Loving You Yet
- Linda on My Mind
- The High Priest of Country Music
- Now and Then
- I've Already Loved You in My Mind
- Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring
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- By Heart
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- Borderline
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- Even Now
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- Classic Conway
- Conway's Latest Greatest Hits Volume 1
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- 25 Number Ones
- "It's Only Make Believe"
- "Mona Lisa"
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- "Lonely Blue Boy"
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- "To See My Angel Cry"
- "Hello Darlin'"
- "Fifteen Years Ago"
- "How Much More Can She Stand"
- "I Can't See Me Without You"
- "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date"
- "I Can't Stop Loving You"
- "She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)"
- "You've Never Been This Far Before"
- "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)"
- "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet"
- "I See the Want To in Your Eyes"
- "Linda on My Mind"
- "Touch the Hand"
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- "After All the Good Is Gone"
- "The Games That Daddies Play"
- "I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me"
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- "I've Already Loved You in My Mind"
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- "Your Love Had Taken Me That High"
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- "I May Never Get to Heaven"
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- "I'd Love to Lay You Down"
- "Rest Your Love on Me"
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- "We Did But Now You Don't"
- "The Rose"
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- "House on Old Lonesome Road"
- "Fit to Be Tied Down"
- "Crazy in Love"
- "I Couldn't See You Leavin'"
- "Rainy Night in Georgia"
- "After the Fire Is Gone"
- "Lead Me On"
- "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
- "Feelins'"
- "The Letter"
- "I Can't Love You Enough"
- "Making Believe"
- "Don't Cry Joni"
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