Everything about Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain totally explained
"
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" is a song written by songwriter
Fred Rose. Originally performed by
Roy Acuff, the song was later recorded by
Willie Nelson as part of his
1975 album
Red Headed Stranger. Both the song and album would become iconic in country music history, and jump start Nelson's success as a singer and recording artist. (He had thus far been primarily successful as a songwriter for other artists.)
Song history
Originally recorded in 1945 by Acuff, Nelson picked up "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" as part of his latest concept album,
Red Headed Stranger, about a fugitive preacher on the run from the law after killing his wife.
Nelson's rendition, wrote country music historian Bill Malone, was "a fine example of clean, uncluttered country music, (with) a spare arrangement that could have come straight out of the 1940s."
Rolling Stone noted the song was delivered with his "jazz-style phrasing" and was "the beating heart of
Red Headed Stranger."
Chart success and legacy
Prior to the success of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," Nelson had enjoyed widespread success primarily as a songwriter, with such songs as "Crazy" (Patsy Cline) and "Hello Walls" (Faron Young). As a performer, meanwhile, Nelson had hit the Top 10 of the
Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart just twice; it had happened in 1962, once as a solo artist ("Touch Me") and again as part of a duet with Shirley Collie ("Willingly"). Thereafter, Nelson had approached the Top 20 on occasion, but went 13 years without a Top 10 hit.
In October 1975, the song became Nelson's first No. 1 hit as a singer, and at year's end was the third-biggest song of 1975 on the
Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. In addition, the song gained modest airplay on
Top 40 radio, reaching No. 21 of the
Billboard Hot 100.
In 2004,
Rolling Stone ranked "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" #302 on its list of the
500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Succession
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