Drown in My Own Tears
1951 song by Henry Glover
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"Drown in My Own Tears", originally credited as "I'll Drown in My Tears", is a song written by Henry Glover. It is best known in the version released as a single in 1956 by Ray Charles on the Atlantic record label.
| "Drown in My Own Tears" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| from the album Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So) | ||||
| B-side | "Mary Ann" | |||
| Released | February 1956 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1955 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter | Henry Glover | |||
| Producer | Jerry Wexler | |||
| Ray Charles singles chronology | ||||
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History
"Drown in My Own Tears" was first recorded in 1951 by Lula Reed, on the King label (King 4527) as part of a split-single 78 rpm; blues pianist Sonny Thompson was featured on the A-side with the instrumental track, "Clang, Clang, Clang". The record was a No.5 hit on the US Billboard R&B chart.[1]
Ray Charles' recording featured his lead vocal and piano, with instrumentation by session musicians. It was his third number-one single on the Billboard R&B singles chart.[2] It was one of his most important singles during his Atlantic period, where he dominated the R&B singles chart, and influenced him to recruit a singing group he later called the Raelettes.
Personnel
- Ray Charles, arranged and also played piano
- Cecil Payne, baritone saxophone
- Paul West, bass
- David "Panama" Francis, drums
- Donald Wilkerson, tenor saxophone
- Joe Bridgewater, Joshua "Jack" Willis, trumpet
- produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler[3]
Other recordings
Other recordings include one by Dinah Washington on the 1998 CD reissue of The Swingin' Miss "D" (1957), originally on the EmArcy Records label.[5] The song was also performed by Simply Red in 1991 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, featuring on the live album of the event.