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Walking the Floor Over You

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B-side
  
"I'm Missing You"

Format
  
78 rpm

Genre
  
Country

Released
  
May 28, 1941

Recorded
  
April 26, 1941

Label
  
Decca

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

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.

The original single became a hit, reaching the No. 23 spot in the Billboard 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.

Other recordings

  • Bing Crosby recorded the song for Decca Records on May 27, 1942 with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats.
  • 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 in 1960.
  • Patti Page included the song on her album Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits (1961)
  • Teresa Brewer included the song on her album Songs Everybody Knows (1961)
  • 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).
  • Brook Benton recorded the song for his album My Country in 1966.

    • References

    Walking the Floor Over You Wikipedia
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