"Crazy" by Patsy Cline

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"Crazy" by Patsy Cline is a landmark 1961 country-pop ballad, written by Willie Nelson and renowned for Cline’s emotive vocal performance and its enduring crossover success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country song
pop ballad
single
song
album Showcase
associatedAct The Jordanaires
backingVocalsBy The Jordanaires
bSide Who Can I Count On
chartPosition Billboard Easy Listening number 2
Billboard Hot 100 number 9
Billboard Hot Country & Western Sides number 2
composer Willie Nelson
countryOfOrigin United States
coveredBy LeAnn Rimes
Linda Ronstadt
Willie Nelson
crossoverSuccess yes
decade 1960s
era Nashville Sound
linked to: Nashville sound
genre country
country pop
traditional pop
hasCoverVersions yes
instrumentation orchestral strings
piano
steel guitar
labelCatalogNumber Decca 31317
language English
length 2:41
notableFor country-pop crossover appeal
emotive vocal performance by Patsy Cline
signature song of Patsy Cline
originalArtist Patsy Cline
performer Patsy Cline
producer Owen Bradley
recordedBy Patsy Cline
recordingDate 1961-08-21
recordingLocation Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville
recordLabel Decca Records
releaseDate 1961-10-16
releaseYear 1961
songwriterCareerImpact early hit for Willie Nelson as a songwriter
tempo slow
theme heartbreak
unrequited love
title Crazy
vocalPerformanceBy Patsy Cline
vocalStyle torch ballad
writer Willie Nelson

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