I Walk Alone (Marty Robbins song)

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"I Walk Alone"
Single by Marty Robbins
from the album I Walk Alone
B-side "Lily of the Valley"
ReleasedAugust 27, 1968
Genre Country
Length3:17
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Herbert W. Wilson
Producer(s) Bob Johnston
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"Love Is in the Air"
(1968)
"I Walk Alone"
(1968)
"It's a Sin"
(1969)

"I Walk Alone" is a song written by Herbert Wilson. [1] and recorded by American country music artist, Eddy Arnold and was the B-side of his 78 rpm single "Did You See My Daddy Over There" (1945), [2] and later for his compilation album Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again (1960). [3] [4] [5]

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Marty Robbins recording

Chart performance

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 65
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3
Canadian RPM Top Singles96

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