If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry

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"If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"
Single by Jerry Wallace
from the album To Get to You
B-side"What's He Doin' In My World?"
ReleasedJune 1972 (U.S.)
Recorded1972
GenreCountry
Length2:45
LabelDecca Records
Songwriter(s)Hal Mooney, Gerald Sanford
Producer(s)Joe E. Johnson[1]
Jerry Wallace singles chronology
"To Get To You"
(1972)
"If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"
(1972)
"Do You Know What It's Like To Be Lonesome"
(1972)

"If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" is a song made famous by country music singer Jerry Wallace. Originally released in 1972, the song was the only number-one song during Wallace's recording career.[2]

In popular culture[edit]

  • The song was featured prominently as part of the plot in the third and final "segment" of a 1972 episode of Night Gallery: "The Tune in Dan's Cafe."[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 38
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 38

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jerry Wallace - To Get To You (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 371.
  3. ^ Greg Adams. "To Get to You - Jerry Wallace | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 894.