Gonna Find Me a Bluebird

"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird"
Single by Marvin Rainwater
from the album Songs by Marvin Rainwater
B-side	"So You Think You've Got Troubles"
Released	January 1957
Genre	Country
Length	2:33
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Rainwater
Marvin Rainwater singles chronology
"What Am I Supposed to Do" (1956) "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" (1957) "My Brand of Blues" (1957)

"Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" is a song written and performed by Marvin Rainwater. It reached number three on the U.S. country chart and number 18 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957. ^[1] The song was featured on his 1957 album, Songs by Marvin Rainwater. ^[2] It was his first million-seller single.

Other charting versions

• Eddy Arnold released a version of the song as a single in 1957 which reached #12 on the U.S. country chart and #51 on the U.S. pop chart. ^[3]

Other versions

• Petula Clark released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "With All My Heart". ^[4]
• Russ Hamilton released a version of the song as a single in 1960, but it did not chart. ^[5]
• Brenda Lee released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1961 single "If You Love Me". ^[6] It was featured on her 1962 album Brenda, That's All .
• Billy Walker released a version of the song on his 1961 album Everybody's Hits But Mine. ^[7]
• Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis released a version of the song on their 1963 EP Western Jubilee III. ^[8]
• Reg Lindsay released a version of the song on his 1967 EP Gonna Find Me a Bluebird. ^[9]
• Hank Snow released a version of the song on his 1965 album Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits. ^[10]
• Pat Boone released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart. ^[11]
• Webb Pierce released a version of the song on his 1968 album Fool, Fool, Fool. ^[12]
• Steve Young released a version of the song on his 1969 album Rock Salt & Nails . ^[13]
• Kitty Wells released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1970 single "I Don't See What I Saw". ^[14]
• Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass released a version of the song on their 1974 album Latest and Greatest. ^[15]
• Frank Ifield released a version of the song on his 1991 album The Best of Frank Ifield. ^[16]
• Slim Whitman released a version of the song on his 1992 album Golden Country Hits. ^[17]

References

1. "Marvin Rainwater, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. "Marvin Rainwater, Songs by Marvin Rainwater". Discogs . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
3. "Eddy Arnold, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
4. "Petula Clark, "With All My Heart" Single Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
5. "Russ Hamilton, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Single Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
6. "Brenda Lee, "If You Love Me" Single Release". Discogs . 1963. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
7. "Billy Walker, Everybody's Hits But Mine". Discogs . 1961. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
8. "Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis, Western Jubilee III EP Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
9. "Reg Lindsay, Gonna Find Me a Bluebird EP Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
10. "Hank Snow, Hank Snow Sings Your Favorite Country Hits". Discogs . 1965. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
11. "Pat Boone, "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" Single Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
12. "Webb Pierce, Fool, Fool, Fool". Discogs . February 1968. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
13. "Steve Young, Rock Salt & Nails". Discogs . 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
14. "Kitty Wells, "I Don't See What I Saw" Single Release" . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
15. "Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Latest and Greatest". Discogs . 1974. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
16. "Frank Ifield, The Best of Frank Ifield". AllMusic . Retrieved March 26, 2018.
17. "Slim Whitman, Golden Country Hits". AllMusic . Retrieved March 26, 2018.