So Wrong
Encyclopedia
So Wrong is a song written by Carl Perkins
, Danny Dill
and Mel Tillis
and popularized by country music
artist Patsy Cline
.
Patsy Cline was best known for her string of Country and Pop ballads like "I Fall to Pieces
", "Crazy
" and "She's Got You
". By 1962, Cline was already successful on both the Country and Pop singles charts. Her first hit that year was the song "She's Got You". After that, Cline released a string of hits, like "So Wrong". "So Wrong" was released in mid-1962 as a Decca 45 single, 31406, b/w "You're Stronger Than Me", and became a Billboard Top 20 Country Hit, reaching #14. Its success on the Pop charts was not as successful as her previous hits, reaching #85 on the Pop charts. The song was released as a single on Brunswick in the UK, 45-05874.
Cline uses her emotionally expressive voice in this song, as she did with many other hits. The song initially talks about how someone was wrong towards their lover. They regret how wrong they were for letting their lover go, and express how much they miss them.
The song appeared originally on the 1962 EP So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me
and was featured on the 1963 The Patsy Cline Story
collection and the Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits album in 1967, which would sell over 10 million copies and be certified a Diamond album, one of the all-time best-selling country albums.
"So Wrong" was featured on an episode of CSI
.
Enid Cohen, Jessi Alexander, Pam Tillis
on the 2002 album It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis
, Mandy Barnett on the 2011 album Sweet Dreams, and Terri Simpson have covered the song.
Carl Perkins
Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
, Danny Dill
Danny Dill
Horace Eldred Dill , known professionally known as Danny Dill, was an American country music singer and songwriter...
and Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis
Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
and popularized by country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
.
Patsy Cline was best known for her string of Country and Pop ballads like "I Fall to Pieces
I Fall to Pieces
"I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961, and was featured on her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. "I Fall to Pieces" was Cline's first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts...
", "Crazy
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962....
" and "She's Got You
She's Got You
"She's Got You" is a famous pop song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline in 1962. Musically the song is an upbeat jazz-pop song with country overtones to support it.-History:...
". By 1962, Cline was already successful on both the Country and Pop singles charts. Her first hit that year was the song "She's Got You". After that, Cline released a string of hits, like "So Wrong". "So Wrong" was released in mid-1962 as a Decca 45 single, 31406, b/w "You're Stronger Than Me", and became a Billboard Top 20 Country Hit, reaching #14. Its success on the Pop charts was not as successful as her previous hits, reaching #85 on the Pop charts. The song was released as a single on Brunswick in the UK, 45-05874.
Cline uses her emotionally expressive voice in this song, as she did with many other hits. The song initially talks about how someone was wrong towards their lover. They regret how wrong they were for letting their lover go, and express how much they miss them.
The song appeared originally on the 1962 EP So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me
So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me
So Wrong/You're Stronger Than Me is an EP released by American country music singer, Patsy Cline on September 24, 1962. It was the third and final EP Cline would release that year....
and was featured on the 1963 The Patsy Cline Story
The Patsy Cline Story
The Patsy Cline Story is a double album compilation of consisting of American country music singer Patsy Cline's best-known songs between 1961 and 1963...
collection and the Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits album in 1967, which would sell over 10 million copies and be certified a Diamond album, one of the all-time best-selling country albums.
"So Wrong" was featured on an episode of CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
.
Enid Cohen, Jessi Alexander, Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis
Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis....
on the 2002 album It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis
It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis
It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis is an album, released in 2002, by country music artist Pam Tillis. All of the songs were co-written by Pam and/or her father, country singer Mel Tillis...
, Mandy Barnett on the 2011 album Sweet Dreams, and Terri Simpson have covered the song.
Chart performance
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 85 |
Sources
- Perkins, Carl, and David McGee. Go, Cat, Go!: The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, The King of Rockabilly. Hyperion Press, 1996, pages 253-254. ISBN 0-7868-6073-1
- Morrison, Craig. Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers. University of Illinois Press,
- Bego, Mark. I Fall to Pieces: The Music and the Life of Patsy Cline. Adams Media Corporation.
- Hazen, Cindy and Mike Freeman. Love Always, Patsy. The Berkley Publishing Group.
- Jones, Margaret (1998). "Patsy Cline". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 98–9.
- Nassour, Ellis. Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline. St. Martins Press.
- Wolff, Kurt. Country Music: The Rough Guide. Penguin Publishing.
External Links
- Mel Tillis interview: http://www.larrywayneclark.com/tillis.html