"I Almost Lost My Mind" is a popular song written by Ivory Joe Hunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B singles chart in that year.[1]
| "I Almost Lost My Mind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ivory Joe Hunter | ||||
| from the album I Get That Lonesome Feeling | ||||
| B-side | "If I Give You My Love" | |||
| Released | December 1949 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1949 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter | |||
| Ivory Joe Hunter singles chronology | ||||
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| "I Almost Lost My Mind" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Pat Boone | ||||
| from the album Pat's Great Hits | ||||
| B-side | "I'm in Love with You" | |||
| Released | May 8, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Composer(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter | |||
| Pat Boone singles chronology | ||||
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Hunter recorded the 12-bar blues style song on October 1, 1949, and became a rhythm and blues hit and a pop standard. Hunter's record sold one million copies by 1956.[2] The best selling version of the song was a cover version by Pat Boone, which reached number one on the Billboard charts in 1956.[3] It has since been recorded by a variety of pop artists, big bands, country and western stars, rock and rollers, and Latin, jazz and blues performers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 267.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.