I Guess I'm Crazy
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"I Guess I'm Crazy" is a 1955 song composed by Werly Fairburn
. The song was first recorded in 1955 by Tommy Collins
who peaked at number thirteen on the C&W Best Seller chart.
Werly Fairburn
Werley Fairburn was an American rockabilly musician.Fairburn listened to the Grand Ole Opry and played guitar as a youngster, learning to play from a local blues musician alongside the hillbilly music he heard on the radio...
. The song was first recorded in 1955 by Tommy Collins
Tommy Collins (country music)
Leonard Raymond Sipes , better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter....
who peaked at number thirteen on the C&W Best Seller chart.
- It was later covered in April 1965 By Irish Country singer Larry CunninghamLarry CunninghamLarry Cunningham is an Irish country music singer, who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s.-Life and career:...
, and peaked #4 at the Irish charts.
Jim Reeves version
- In 1964, Jim ReevesJim ReevesJames Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
had his first of six posthumous number ones on the U.S. country music chart with his version of "I Guess I'm Crazy", which spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-four weeks on the chart. Also, topped the Canadian charts for a single week, making this song to be the first song ever to top the newly formed RPM Country charts in Canada
Tommy Collins
| Chart (1955) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 13 |
Jim Reeves
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |