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Elvis SongPedia: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)




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Basic Stats

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Written by: Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs

Recorded:
January 31, 1956, RCA Studios, New York City
Released master is take 18.

Single:w/ "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')", 47-6638, August 31, 1956
Also released on RCA, 78rpm, 20-6638, August 31, 1956
Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0611, September 30, 1958
Also re-released as Collectables DPE1-1004 4504, December 1986.

Highest U.S. Charts Positions:
Single didn't chart

1st LP release: Elvis Presley - March 23, 1956
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My Spin

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"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)", from Elvis' second RCA session in January 1956, carries on the rockabilly feel from Sun Studios. Unfortunately this Roy Hamilton tune that Elvis obviously enjoyed doesn't quite rise to the level of some of the other classics recorded in the session. Still there are some great moments in there, especially Shorty Long's boogie piano and Elvis' playful vocal, and in the end it's an enjoyable curio.

Other Spins

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"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry", another fast number, is punched along by a walking bass and insistent chord clusters from the piano. Presley is very close to the microphone, but the guitar solo is poor, and the song fails to ignite.

Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979




Another cut from the early RCA days, a lesser known and successful number with a chunky beat and Elvis in top vocal form. This cut always drew the distinction of being a novelty among Elvis fans - an overlooked gem.

Martin Torgoff, The Complete Elvis, 1982



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"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) " Lyrics and Downloads

I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you
If you ever say good-bye
If you ever even try
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you

I'm gonna love you more and more every day
I'm gonna love you more and more in every way
If you ever say good-bye
If you ever even try
I'm gonna sit right down and cry over you

I'm gonna tell my mama tell my papa too
So they'll know exactly what I’m gonna do
If you ever say good-bye
If you ever even try
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