I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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Written by: Williams
Produced by: Fred Rose
Released: Nov. '49 on Sterling
Charts: Did not chart

This track -- a vision of lonesome Americana over a steady beat -- was Williams' favorite out of all the songs he wrote. But he worried that the lyrics about weeping robins and falling stars were too artsy for his rural audience, which might explain why the track was relegated to the B side of "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It." As a result, "Lonesome" never caught much attention, but after Williams' death it came to symbolize his whiskey-soaked life, and artists such as Willie Nelson resurrected it, setting the mood for much of the country music that followed.

Appears on: The Ultimate Collection Universal)

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