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(lyrics)
| first release - writer's version: |
| CURLEY WILLIAMS AND HIS GEORGIA PEACH PICKERS COLUMBIA 20879 B-side: Half As Much (C. Williams) (recorded September 13, 1951) 1951, USA, 10" 78rpm (more info) |
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| first recording - second release: |
| HANK WILLIAMS MGM 11202 A-side: Half As Much (recorded August 10, 1951) 1952, USA, 10" 78rpm (more info) |
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| covered by: |
| ROSEMARY CLOONEY 1952, USA |
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| Rosemary Clooney (1952) n°1 US & n°3 UK; produced by the same Mitch Miller after helping Tony Bennett to the top with Hank's Cold Cold Heart, the first time one of his songs hit nationally, Dinah Washington (1952) , Norman Petty Trio (1954) , George Jones (1960) , Connie Francis (1960s) , Ray Charles (1962) on his US hit album Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Patsy Cline (1962) , Marty Robbins (1969) , Glen Campbell (1973) , Petula Clark (1974) , Charlie Rich (1975) , Emmylou Harris (1992) , Van Morrison (2006) |
| live versions by Doug Sahm: |
| 1973-04-22 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON & FRIENDS - USA - Sausalito, CA - Record Plant |