Funny Way of Laughin'

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"Funny Way of Laughin'"
Single by Burl Ives
from the album It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'
B-side "Mother Wouldn't Do That"
ReleasedMarch 1962 (1962-03)
Genre Folk
Length2:43
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Hank Cochran
Burl Ives singles chronology
"A Little Bitty Tear"
(1961)
"Funny Way of Laughin'"
(1962)
"Call Me Mr. In-Between"
(1962)

"Funny Way of Laughin'" is a song written by Hank Cochran and performed by Burl Ives. It reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #9 on the U.S. country chart, #10 on the U.S. pop chart, #18 on Canada's CHUM Chart, and #29 on the UK Singles Chart in 1962. [1] [2] It was featured on his 1962 album It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin' . [3]

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording at the 5th Annual Grammy Awards in 1963.

The song ranked #82 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962. [4]

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