Webb Pierce "Cryin' Over You" b/w "You'll Come Back" Single Of The Day

Greetings from Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable, or in the CD player.  Today’s Single Of The Day was a 1958 double-sided hit for Webb Pierce.  One of the most unique voices ever to be heard in Country music, Webb Pierce enjoyed quite a career that would culminate in induction to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2001.  Eighty-four times between 1952 and 1971, Webb could be seen on the Country 40, with fifty-four making the top ten, and thirteen climbing to number one, all on the Decca label.  Today’s single counts for two of his top ten hits, as the sides were tabulated by Billboard as separate entries.

The ballad “Cryin’ Over You” was the first side to chart, debuting in early May.  It would also be the higher peaking side, climbing number three. The flip-side, “You’ll Come Back”, was a bouncy up-tempo song that made a brief top ten appearance, peaking at ten, following it’s early June debut.  Both tracks were a bit of a throwback for Webb, going back to his harder edged sound that first brought him fame, before the onslaught of Rock ‘N’ Roll, which forced Webb, like many other artists, to make some changes to his sound to try to sell records, with mixed results.

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Webb Pierce "Cryin' Over You" b/w "You'll Come Back" Single Of The Day