Walking the Floor Over You

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"Walking the Floor Over You"
Single by Ernest Tubb
B-side"I'm Missing You"
ReleasedMay 28, 1941
RecordedApril 26, 1941
GenreCountry
LabelDecca[1]
Songwriter(s)Ernest Tubb

"Walking the Floor Over You" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb and released in the United States in 1941.[2]

The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, The Texas Troubadours.[2]

The original single became a hit, reaching the No. 23 spot[3] in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Critic David Vinopal called "Walking the Floor Over You" the first honky tonk song that launched the musical genre itself.[4] Tubb's version is heard on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.[5]

Other recordings

Ernest Tubb himself re-recorded the song several times during his career, with those versions recorded in 1944, 1959, 1963 and 1977. Additionally, Tubb recorded another version with Merle Haggard in 1979; that version reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that fall.

  • Bing Crosby recorded the song for Decca Records on May 27, 1942 with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats.[6]
  • Georgia Gibbs recorded the song as "I'm Walking the Floor Over You" in 1957 and it charted briefly in the Billboard Hot 100 in the #92 spot.
  • Pat Boone recorded the song in 1959 and it had a modest success reaching #44 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #39 in the UK charts[7] in 1960.
  • Patti Page included the song on her album Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits (1961)[8]
  • Teresa Brewer included the song on her album Songs Everybody Knows (1961)[9]
  • Glen Campbell included the song on his album Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry (1963).
  • George Hamilton IV recorded the song for his album Mister Sincerity ..... A Tribute To Ernest Tubb (1965).[10]
  • Brook Benton recorded the song for his album My Country in 1966.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Tubb, Ernest Retrieved 14 May 2012
  2. ^ a b Allmusic entry for Walking the Floor Over You Retrieved 14 May 2012
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 423. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ Vinopal, David. "Ernest Tubb Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "A Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums. London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  8. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

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