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"Walking the Floor Over You" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb, recorded on April 26, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas, and released in the United States that year.

The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, the Texas Troubadours.

The original single became a hit, reaching the number-23 spot in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Critic David Vinopal called "Walking the Floor Over You" the first honky tonk song that launched the musical genre itself. Tubb's version is heard on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.

In 1998, the 1941 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Other recordings

Ernest Tubb himself re-recorded the song several times during his career, with those versions recorded in 1944, 1959, 1963, and 1977. Additionally, Tubb recorded another version with Merle Haggard in 1979; that version reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that fall.

• Bing Crosby recorded the song for Decca Records on May 27, 1942, with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats.
• Georgia Gibbs recorded the song as "I'm Walking the Floor Over You" in 1957 and it charted briefly in the Billboard Hot 100 in the number-92 spot.
• Pat Boone recorded the song in 1959, and it had a modest success reaching number 44 in the Billboard Hot 100, and #39 in the UK charts in 1960.
• Patti Page included the song on her album Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits (1961)
• Teresa Brewer included the song on her album Songs Everybody Knows (1961)
• Glen Campbell included the song on his album Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry (1963).
• Mississippi John Hurt performed a cover of the song in his recordings for the Library of Congress in 1963.
• George Hamilton IV recorded the song for his album Mister Sincerity ..... A Tribute To Ernest Tubb (1965).
• Brook Benton recorded the song for his album My Country in 1966.
• Merle Haggard recorded the song for his album Strangers in 1965.
• Sandy Denny recorded the song during sessions for her album The North Star Grassman and the Ravens (1971).

See also

• "Set 'Em Up Joe"

References

1. ^ "Decca matrix 93673. Walking the floor over you / Ernest Tubb". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
2. ^ Allmusic entry for Walking the Floor Over You Retrieved 14 May 2012
3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 423. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
4. Vinopal, David. "Ernest Tubb Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
5. "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
6. "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame | Hall of Fame Artists | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
7. Ulaby, Neda (13 April 2022). "The Library of Congress adds 25 titles, including Alicia Keys and Ricky Martin". NPR. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
8. "A Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
9. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 99.
10. British Hit Singles & Albums. London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
11. "Patti Page – Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits". Discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
12. "Teresa Brewer With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs – Songs Everybody Knows". Discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
13. "Mississippi John Hurt – D.C. Blues: The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume 2". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
14. "George Hamilton IV – Mister Sincerity ..... A Tribute To Ernest Tubb". Discogs.com. 1965. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
15. "Brook Benton – My Country". Discogs.com. 1966. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
16. Clinton Heylin. No More Sad Refrains - The Life and Times of Sandy Denny. London, Helter Skelter, 2002. ISBN 1-900924-35-8 p138.

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