The Story of My Life (Marty Robbins song)

"The Story of My Life"
"The Story of My Life"
Single by Marty Robbins
from the album Marty's Greatest Hits
Released	1957
Genre	Country
Length	2:33
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Marty Robbins singles chronology

"The Story of My Life" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.^[1] It was published in 1957.

Recordings[]

The song was a 1957 hit for American country music singer Marty Robbins,^[1] which peaked at number one on the US country chart for four weeks^[2] and reached number fifteen on the Billboard Top 100^[3] and number two on Australian Singles Chart.
In the United Kingdom, a cover version recorded by Michael Holliday reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1958,^[4] before being replaced by Perry Como's "Magic Moments", also written by Bacharach and David.^[5]

In 1958, three versions of "The Story of My Life" were released in the UK:

Alma Cogan
Gary Miller
Dave King.^[6]
A pop-rock version by Herman's Hermits was included on the US compilation LP The Best Of Herman's Hermits - Volume II, released in 1966.
Connie Francis recorded the song in 1968 for possible inclusion in her album Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David, but it was omitted. The track was later released in 1979 on the album titled Connie Francis – Sings Bacharach, Kaempfert, Last & Mancini.^[7]
Billy J. Kramer also recorded a version of "The Story of My Life" on his 2013 CD titled, "I Won the Fight".
It was also recorded by television presenter, Terry Wogan.
Jim Reeves performed the song in 1957, during one of his hour radio shows broadcasting live on WSM (AM) from The National Insurance Building in Nashville Tennessee. Performing with the Anita Kerr singers, he managed to forget the lyrics mid-song. Humorously requesting his music from announcer David Cobb, he recovered for the last refrain. These recordings were released in 2008 on "I'm a Hit Again".
Don Williams had "The Story Of My Life" on his 1983 Yellow Moon album.

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 24 - The Music Men. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 293.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 532.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 81. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 35–6. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records. p. 626. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

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Albums	The Song of Robbins (1957) Songs of the Islands (1958) Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959) More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1960) Return of the Gunfighter (1963) R.F.D. (1964) The Drifter (1966) Tonight Carmen (1967) I Walk Alone (1968) It's a Sin (1969) My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970) Today (1972) This Much a Man (1972) El Paso City (1976) Adios Amigo (1977) The Performer (1979)
Notable singles	"Stairway of Love" "I'll Go On Alone" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "That's All Right" "Maybellene" "Singing the Blues" "Knee Deep in the Blues" "A White Sport Coat" "The Story of My Life" "Just Married" "She Was Only Seventeen"* "The Hanging Tree" "El Paso" "Big Iron" "Don't Worry" "Devil Woman" "Ruby Ann" "Begging to You" "Ribbon of Darkness" "Tonight Carmen" "I Walk Alone" "It's a Sin" "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "El Paso City" "Among My Souvenirs" "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" "Return to Me" "Some Memories Just Won't Die" "Tie Your Dream to Mine"
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