Walking the Floor Over You

"Walking the Floor Over You" is a country music song written by Ernest Tubb and released in the United States in 1941.[2]

"Walking the Floor Over You"
Single by Ernest Tubb
B-side"I'm Missing You"
ReleasedMay 28, 1941
RecordedApril 26, 1941
GenreCountry
LabelDecca[1]
Songwriter(s)Ernest Tubb

The original version included only Tubb's vocals and acoustic guitar accompanied by "Smitty" Smith on electric guitar. Tubb later re-recorded the song with his band, The Texas Troubadours.[2]

The original single became a hit, reaching the No. 23 spot[3] in the charts in 1941 but eventually the song sold over a million copies. Critic David Vinopal called "Walking the Floor Over You" the first honky tonk song that launched the musical genre itself.[4] Tubb's version is heard on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.[5]

Other recordings

Ernest Tubb himself re-recorded the song several times during his career, with those versions recorded in 1944, 1959, 1963 and 1977. Additionally, Tubb recorded another version with Merle Haggard in 1979; that version reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that fall.

  • Bing Crosby recorded the song for Decca Records on May 27, 1942 with Bob Crosby's Bob Cats.[6]
  • Georgia Gibbs recorded the song as "I'm Walking the Floor Over You" in 1957 and it charted briefly in the Billboard Hot 100 in the #92 spot.
  • Pat Boone recorded the song in 1959 and it had a modest success reaching #44 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #39 in the UK charts[7] in 1960.
  • Patti Page included the song on her album Patti Page Sings Country And Western Golden Hits (1961)[8]
  • Teresa Brewer included the song on her album Songs Everybody Knows (1961)[9]
  • Glen Campbell included the song on his album Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry (1963).
  • George Hamilton IV recorded the song for his album Mister Sincerity ..... A Tribute To Ernest Tubb (1965).[10]
  • Brook Benton recorded the song for his album My Country in 1966.[11]

See also

References
  1. Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Tubb, Ernest Retrieved 14 May 2012
  2. Allmusic entry for Walking the Floor Over You Retrieved 14 May 2012
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 423. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. Vinopal, David. "Ernest Tubb Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  5. "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. "A Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. British Hit Singles & Albums. London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 74. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  8. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  10. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  11. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.


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