I Guess I'm Crazy

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"I Guess I'm Crazy"
I Guess I'm Crazy album cover.jpg
Single by Jim Reeves
from the album The Best 2
B-side "Not Until the Next Time"
ReleasedJune 1964
Recorded1955
Genre Country
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Werly Fairburn
Producer(s) Chet Atkins
Jim Reeves singles chronology
"Love Is No Excuse"
(1964)
"I Guess I'm Crazy"
(1964)
"I Won't Forget You"
(1965)

"I Guess I'm Crazy" is a 1955 song composed by Werly Fairburn. The song was first recorded in 1955 by Tommy Collins who peaked at number thirteen on the C&W Best Seller chart. [1]

Contents

Jim Reeves version

Chart performance

Tommy Collins

Chart (1955)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles13

Jim Reeves

Chart (1964)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Singles 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 10082
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Other Cover Versions

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References

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