Please Help Me, I'm Falling
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| "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Locklin | ||||
| from the album Please Help Me, I'm Falling | ||||
| B-side | "My Old Home Town" | |||
| Released | February 1960 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Robertson Hal Blair |
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| Producer(s) | Chet Atkins[1] | |||
| Hank Locklin singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Help Me, I'm Falling" is a 1960 song written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair and first recorded by Hank Locklin.[1] The single was Locklin's most successful recording and was his second number one on the country charts.[2] "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" spent fourteen weeks at the top spot and spent nine months on the country chart and crossed over to the Hot 100 peaking at number eight.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1960) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 8 |
| U.K. Singles Chart[4] | 9 |
| Norway VG Lista[5] | 4 |
Answer record
Later in 1960, Skeeter Davis had a hit with an answer record entitled, "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" which peaked at number two for three weeks on the Hot C&W Sides charts[6] and number thirty-nine on the Hot 100.[7]
Cover versions
In 1973, John Fogerty covered the song on his 1st solo album, Blue Ridge Rangers.
In 1978, Janie Fricke released a cover version of the song as "Please Help Me (I'm Fallin' in Love with You)" and took it to number 12 on the country charts.[8] Unlike Locklin's piano-based, bright mid-tempo version, Fricke's version is a ballad in the country pop vein.
In 1993, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette recorded their version of "Please Help Me (I'm Fallin' in Love with You)" for their album, Honky Tonk Angels.
In 1996 Puff Johnson recorded a version of "Please Help Me (I'm Fallin' in Love with You)" for her album, Miracle
In 2007, David Ball covered the song in his album, Heartaches by the Number.
In 2008, Patty Loveless covered the song in her album, Sleepless Nights.
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| Preceded by | Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single May 16-August 15, 1960 |
Succeeded by "Alabam" by Cowboy Copas |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single of the year 1960 |
Succeeded by "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline |
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- 1960 singles
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- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year
- Hank Locklin songs
- Skeeter Davis songs
- Janie Fricke songs
- Songs written by Don Robertson (songwriter)
- Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins
- Homer and Jethro songs
- RCA Victor singles
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- Songs written by Hal Blair
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