"A Tear Fell" is a popular

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 song

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. It was written by Eugene Randolph and Dorian Burton and released in 1956.

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Teresa Brewer

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Teresa Brewer was an American pop singer whose style incorporated elements of country, jazz, R&B, musicals and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs. Born Theresa Breuer in Toledo, Ohio, Brewer died of a neuromuscular...

 the same year, peaking at #2 in the UK Singles Chart

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Cover versions

"A Tear Fell" was recorded in the United Kingdom

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 by Jill Day

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 and Edna Savage

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. The song was also covered by the country

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 singer Billy "Crash" Craddock, and became a top ten country hit. The song was also covered by the Jamaican reggae singer, Eric Donaldson

Eric Donaldson

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Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter

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 also recorded "A Tear Fell" on 19 November 1955 in New York

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, reaching number 15 on the US

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 Billboard

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in March 1956.