"Long Tall Sally" / "Just as Long as I'm with You" (1956)
"I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956)
"I'm in Love with You" (1956)
"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]
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.
^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.
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