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The Story of My Life (Marty Robbins song)
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Wikipedia article
"'The Story of My Life'" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was published in 1957.
Recordings
*The song was a 1957 hit for American country music singer Marty Robbins, which peaked at number one on the US country chart for four weeks and reached number fifteen on the Billboard Top 100 and number two on Australian Singles Chart.
*In the United Kingdom, a cover version recorded by Michael Holliday reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1958, before being replaced by Perry Como's "Magic Moments", also written by Bacharach and David.
Other versions
In 1958, three versions of "The Story of My Life" were released in the UK:
*Alma Cogan
*Gary Miller
*Dave King.
* A pop-rock version by Herman's Hermits was included on the US compilation LP 'The Best Of Herman's Hermits - Volume II', released in 1966.
*Connie Francis recorded the song in 1968 for possible inclusion in her album 'Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David', but it was omitted. The track was later released in 1979 on the album titled 'Connie Francis Sings Bacharach, Kaempfert, Last & Mancini'.
*Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of "The Story of My Life" on his 2013 CD titled, "I Won the Fight".
*It was also recorded by television presenter, Terry Wogan.
*Jim Reeves performed the song in 1957, during one of his hour radio shows broadcasting live on WSM (AM) from The National Insurance Building in Nashville Tennessee. Performing with the Anita Kerr singers, he managed to forget the lyrics mid-song. Humorously requesting his music from announcer David Cobb, he recovered for the last refrain. These recordings were released in 2008 on "I'm a Hit Again".
*Don Williams had "The Story Of My Life" on his 1983 'Yellow Moon' album.
References
Category:1957 singles
Category:1958 singles
Category:Marty Robbins songs
Category:Connie Francis songs
Category:Don Williams songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Hal David
Category:Songs with music by Burt Bacharach
Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:1957 songs
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