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"'''It's a Sin'''" is a country song written by country guitarist [[Zeb Turner]] and music publisher [[Fred Rose (musician)|Fred Rose]]. The 1947 version by [[Eddy Arnold]] was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=29}}</ref> The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.


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A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Robbins singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=marty-robbins-p1794/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=30 March 2011}}</ref>
| name = It's A Sin
| cover =
| alt =
| published = {{Start date|1947|5|11}} by [[Acuff-Rose Music|Millene Music, Nashvillle]]<ref name=publication>{{Cite book |last=Library of Congress. Copyright Office. |url=http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyr413libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Musical Compositions Renewals New Series Vol 41 Pt 3 |date=1946 |publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. |others=United States Copyright Office |language=English}}</ref>
| type = single
| artist = [[Eddy Arnold|Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys]]
| album =
| B-side = I Couldn't Believe It Was True
| released = {{Start date|1947|4|12}}<ref name=release>{{Cite web |title=Victor 20-2241 (10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/438110/Victor_20-2241 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
| recorded = {{Start date|1946|9|24}}<ref name=recording>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix D6VB-2893. It's a sin / Eddy Arnold |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300007599/D6VB-2893-Its_a_sin |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
| studio = [[RCA Studios New York#24th St|RCA Victor 24th Street]], [[New York City]]<ref name=recording/>
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=33}}
| label = [[RCA Victor|RCA Victor 20-2241]]
| writer = [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]], [[Zeb Turner]]<ref name=publication/>
| producer =
| prev_title = [[What Is Life Without Love]]
| prev_year = 1946
| next_title = [[I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)]]
| next_year = 1947
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"'''It's a Sin'''" is a [[country music|country]] song written by country guitarist [[Zeb Turner]] and music publisher [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]]. The 1947 version by [[Eddy Arnold]] was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=29}}</ref> The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.

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A cover by [[Marty Robbins]] peaked at number five on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Robbins singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=marty-robbins-p1794/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref>


It has also been recorded by [[Bill Haley & His Comets]] (1957), [[Elvis Presley]] (1961), [[Don Gibson]] (1962), [[George Jones]] (1965), [[Dottie West]] (1969), [[Del Wood]] (1980), and [[Willie Nelson]] (1995).
It has also been recorded by [[Bill Haley & His Comets]] (1957), [[Elvis Presley]] (1961), [[Don Gibson]] (1962), [[George Jones]] (1965), [[Dottie West]] (1969), [[Del Wood]] (1980), and [[Willie Nelson]] (1995).


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| before = "[[Sugar Moon]]" by [[Bob Wills]]
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| title = [[Hot Country Songs|Most Played Juke Box Folk Records]]<BR>number one single by [[Eddy Arnold]]
| years = June 14, 1947
| after = "[[Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)]]" by [[Tex Williams]]
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{{s-bef|before="[[Let It Be Me (song)|Let It Be Me]]"<br />by [[Bobbie Gentry]] and [[Glen Campbell]]}}
{{s-ttl| title=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks number-one single<br />(Marty Robbins version)
| years=July 2, 1969}}
{{s-aft| after="[[Who Drinks My Beer When I'm Gone]]"<br />by [[Mercey Brothers]]}}
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 5 October 2024

"It's A Sin"
Single by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
B-side"I Couldn't Believe It Was True"
PublishedMay 11, 1947 (1947-05-11) by Millene Music, Nashvillle[1]
ReleasedApril 12, 1947 (1947-04-12)[2]
RecordedSeptember 24, 1946 (1946-09-24)[3]
StudioRCA Victor 24th Street, New York City[3]
GenreCountry
Length2:33
LabelRCA Victor 20-2241
Songwriter(s)Fred Rose, Zeb Turner[1]
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys singles chronology
"What Is Life Without Love"
(1946) 		"It's A Sin"
(1947) 		"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)"
(1947)

"It's a Sin" is a country song written by country guitarist Zeb Turner and music publisher Fred Rose. The 1947 version by Eddy Arnold was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.[4] The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.

A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1969.[5]

It has also been recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (1957), Elvis Presley (1961), Don Gibson (1962), George Jones (1965), Dottie West (1969), Del Wood (1980), and Willie Nelson (1995).

References

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  1. ^ a b Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Musical Compositions Renewals New Series Vol 41 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "Victor 20-2241 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "Victor matrix D6VB-2893. It's a sin / Eddy Arnold". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  5. ^ "Marty Robbins singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.


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