| “I Can’t Stop Loving You” | ||||
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| Single by Don Gibson | ||||
| from the album Oh Lonesome Me | ||||
| A-side | “Oh Lonesome Me“ |
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Format | 7-inch single | |||
| Recorded | December 30, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
| Don Gibson singles chronology | ||||
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“I Can’t Stop Loving You” is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records. It was released in 1958 as the B-side of “Oh, Lonesome Me“, becoming a double-sided country hit single. At the time of Gibson’s death in 2003, the song had been recorded by more than 700 artists.
Ray Charles Single
| “I Can’t Stop Loving You” | ||||
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| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| from the album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music | ||||
| B-side | “Born to Lose” | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Format | 7-inch single | |||
| Recorded | February 15, 1962 | |||
| Studio | United Recording, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, country soul | |||
| Length | 2:37 (single version) 4:12 (album version) |
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| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Sid Feller | |||
| Ray Charles singles chronology | ||||
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The song was covered by Ray Charles in 1962, featured on Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, and released as a single. Charles’ version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962, for five weeks. This version went to number one on the U.S. R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1962. Charles reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1962, staying for two weeks. The Ray Charles version is noted for his saying the words before the last five lines of the song on the final chorus: “Sing the Song, Children”. Choral backing was provided by The Randy Van Horne Singers. It was ranked No. 164 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 49 on CMT‘s “100 Greatest Songs in Country Music”. |
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Charts
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen) | 2 |
| Norway (VG-Lista) | 4 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) | 1 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp) | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
All-time charts
| Chart (1958-2018) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 125 |
Other versions
The song has been recorded by many other artists. Some recordings are titled as “I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” (with or without an apostrophe).
- 1958: Kitty Wells on her album Kitty Wells’ Golden Favorites; No. 3 on the Billboard magazine country chart
- 1961: Roy Orbison on his album Sings Lonely and Blue; charted in the Variety magazine Top 100 Listings
- 1962: Count Basie‘s recording, a Quincy Jones arrangement, won the 1962 Grammy Award for “Best Instrumental Arrangement”.
- 1962: Ray Anthony recorded the song for the album Ray Anthony Plays Worried Mind
- 1963: Johnny Tillotson on his album Talk Back Trembling Lips (MGM Records – E 4188)
- 1963: Paul Anka on his album Songs I Wish I’d Written (RCA Victor – LSP-2744)
- 1964: Faron Young on his album Country Dance Favorites (Mercury Records – SR 60931)
- 1964: Frank Sinatra recorded the song for his album It Might As Well Be Swing, his second collaboration with Count Basie and his orchestra
- 1964: Jim Reeves on his last album The Jim Reeves Way which was released in 1965
- 1964: Ike & Tina Turner covered the song in 1964; released on their album Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show in January 1965.
- 1965: Duke Ellington recorded the song for his album Ellington ’66
- 1965: Andy Williams on his album Andy Williams’ Dear Heart
- 1966: Pavel Novak, Czech singer
- 1967: Ronnie Dove on his LP Cry
- 1969: Elvis Presley performed the song live from 1969 till his final tours in 1977, first recording it on the RCA release Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1969: Jerry Lee Lewis recorded it on the album Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2
- Guy & Ralna included a recording of the song on their 1973 album Country Songs We Love to Sing; the duo also performed the song numerous times on The Lawrence Welk Show, on which they were regulars.
- 1974: Donna Hightower recorded in Spain it on her Columbia album “I’m In Love with Love” (also released as “I’m in Love with You” and “The One I Cried”)
- 1974: Dolly Parton and Chet Atkins performed the song (to Atkins’ guitar accompaniment) on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1974.
- 1972: Conway Twitty on his album of the same name; reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart
- 1977: Sammi Smith covered the song for her Mixed Emotions album. The song also reached No. 27 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart.
- 1978: Mary K. Miller reached No. 28 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart.
- 1981: Rez Band recorded a cover as their closing track on the platinum selling Mommy Don’t Love Daddy Anymore, hitting the Christian Rock charts.
- 1981: Millie Jackson recorded an upbeat, disco-influenced version for her Just a Lil’ Bit Country album. The song was also released as a single in the U.S. and charted #62 R&B.
- 1991: Van Morrison on his album Hymns to the Silence; also appears on a limited edition album Live at Austin City Limits Festival (2006)
- 2002: Anne Murray on her album Country Croonin’
- 2005: Martina McBride on her album Timeless
- 2014: Bryan Adams recorded a version for his album Tracks of My Years
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