I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)
| "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)" | ||||
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| Single by Eddy Arnold | ||||
| from the album Sixteen Tons | ||||
| B-side | "Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart" | |||
| Released | June 10, 1949[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 5, 1949[2] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Victor 21-0083 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson. and Edward Nelson Jr. | |||
| Eddy Arnold singles chronology | ||||
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" I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)" is a 1949 hit written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson and Ed Nelson, Jr. and first performed by Eddy Arnold. The Eddy Arnold version went to number one on the Country & Western Best Seller Lists for four weeks.[3]
Cover versions
- Later in 1949, Red Foley recorded his own version of the song which peaked at number eleven on the Country & Western Best Sellers charts.[4]
References
- ^ "Victor 21-0083 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Victor matrix D9VB-1237. I'm throwing rice (at the girl I love) / Eddy Arnold ; Ben Lambert - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 123.
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