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1949 R&B song written by Ivory Joe Hunter
"I Almost Lost My Mind" |
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B-side | "If I Give You My Love" |
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Released | December 1949 (1949-12) |
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Recorded | October 1, 1949 |
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Genre |
Rhythm and blues |
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Length | 3:10 |
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Label |
MGM |
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Songwriter(s) | Ivory Joe Hunter |
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"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.
See also
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