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{{Short description|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 (music)|single]] in 1956 by [[Ray Charles]] on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] [[record label]].
"'''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 (music)|single]] in 1956 by [[Ray Charles]] on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] [[record label]].


==History==
==History==
"Drown in My Own Tears" was first recorded in 1951 by [[Lula Reed]], on the [[King Records (United States)|King]] label (King 4527) as part of a split-single 78rpm; 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 [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]].<ref name="whitburnr&b">{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0-89820-115-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit/page/443 443] |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit/page/443 }}</ref>
"Drown in My Own Tears" was first recorded in 1951 by [[Lula Reed]], on the [[King Records (United States)|King]] label (King 4527) as part of a split-single 78rpm; 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 [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]].<ref name="whitburnr&b">{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0-89820-115-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit/page/n466 443] |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit |url-access=registration }}</ref>


Ray Charles' recording featured his lead vocal and piano, with instrumentation by session musicians. It was his third [[List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)|number-one]] single on the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart.<ref name="whitburnr&b intro">{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0-89820-115-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit }}</ref> 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]].
Ray Charles' recording featured his lead vocal and piano, with instrumentation by session musicians. It was his third [[List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)|number-one]] single on the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart.<ref name="whitburnr&b intro">{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |isbn=0-89820-115-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstopr00whit }}</ref> 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==
==Personnel==
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* Donald Wilkerson, tenor saxophone
* Donald Wilkerson, tenor saxophone
* [[Joe Bridgewater]], Joshua "Jack" Willis, trumpet
* [[Joe Bridgewater]], Joshua "Jack" Willis, trumpet
* produced by [[Ahmet Ertegun]] and [[Jerry Wexler]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ray-Charles-The-Very-Best-Of-Ray-Charles/release/6963805|title=Ray Charles - The Very Best Of Ray Charles|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref>
* produced by [[Ahmet Ertegun]] and [[Jerry Wexler]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ray-Charles-The-Very-Best-Of-Ray-Charles/release/6963805|title=Ray Charles - The Very Best Of Ray Charles|website=Discogs.com|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>


==Other recordings==
==Other recordings==
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*[[Ronnie Earl]] - ''Grateful Heart: Blues & Ballads'' (1996)
*[[Ronnie Earl]] - ''Grateful Heart: Blues & Ballads'' (1996)
*[[Aretha Franklin]] - ''[[I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You]]'' (1967)
*[[Aretha Franklin]] - ''[[I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You]]'' (1967)
*[[Jeff Buckley]] - ''[[Live at Sin-é]]'' (1993)
*[[Earl Grant]] - ''Spotlight On Earl Grant'' (1965)
*[[Earl Grant]] - ''Spotlight On Earl Grant'' (1965)
*[[Richie Havens]] - ''The Richie Havens Record'' (1969)
*[[Richie Havens]] - ''The Richie Havens Record'' (1969)
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*[[Stevie Wonder]] - ''[[Tribute to Uncle Ray]]'' (1962)
*[[Stevie Wonder]] - ''[[Tribute to Uncle Ray]]'' (1962)
*[[Cornelius Bumpus]] - "[[Known Fact]]" (2000)
*[[Cornelius Bumpus]] - "[[Known Fact]]" (2000)
*[[The Teskey Brothers]] - ''The Circle Session'' (2024)
{{col-end}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/all/drown+in+my+own+tears|title=Search for "drown in my own tears"|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref>
{{col-end}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/all/drown+in+my+own+tears|title=Search for "drown in my own tears"|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>


Other recordings include one by Dinah Washington on the 1998 CD reissue of ''[[The Swingin' Miss "D"]]'' (1957), originally on the [[EmArcy Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/swingin-miss-d-bonus-tracks-mw0000042385|title=The Swingin' Miss "D" - Dinah Washington - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref> The song was also performed by Simply Red in 1991 at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], featuring on the live album of the event.
Other recordings include one by Dinah Washington on the 1998 CD reissue of ''[[The Swingin' Miss "D"]]'' (1957), originally on the [[EmArcy Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/swingin-miss-d-bonus-tracks-mw0000042385|title=The Swingin' Miss "D" - Dinah Washington - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref> The song was also performed by Simply Red in 1991 at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], featuring on the live album of the event.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 04:24, 6 February 2024

Not to be confused with Drown in My Own Tears (The Smithereens song).

"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.

History

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"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 78rpm; 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

[edit]

Other recordings

[edit]

[4]

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.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 443. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  3. ^ "Ray Charles - The Very Best Of Ray Charles". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Search for "drown in my own tears"". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ "The Swingin' Miss "D" - Dinah Washington - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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