It's_a_Sin_(Eddy_Arnold_song)

It's a Sin (Eddy Arnold song)

It's a Sin (Eddy Arnold song)

1947 song by Eddy Arnold

"It's a Sin" is a country song written by country guitarist Zeb Turner and music publisher Fred Rose. The 1947 version by Eddy Arnold was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.[4] The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.

Quick Facts Single by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys, B-side ...

A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1969.[5]

It has also been recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (1957), Elvis Presley (1961), Don Gibson (1962), George Jones (1965), Dottie West (1969), Del Wood (1980), and Willie Nelson (1995).

References

  1. [1]
    Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1946 Musical Compositions Renewals New Series Vol 41 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. [2]
    "Victor 20-2241 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. [3]
    "Victor matrix D6VB-2893. It's a sin / Eddy Arnold". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. [4]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  5. [5]
    "Marty Robbins singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.


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