I'll Go On Alone

"I'll Go on Alone" is a song written and performed by Marty Robbins.^[1] The song reached #1 on the country chart in 1952.^[2] It was Robbins' first hit single.

Performers on the song include Slim Harbert on bass, Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Floyd Lanning on guitar, and Harold Carmack on piano.^[3] The song was recorded at Jim Beck's studio.

Other versions

• Webb Pierce released a version of the song as a single in 1953. It reached #4 on the country chart.^[4]
• Bobby Lord released a version of the song as B-side to his single "My Heart Tells Me So" in 1961.^[5]
• Bob Luman released a version as part of an EP in the United Kingdom in 1964.^[6]
• Ernest Tubb released a version of the song on his 1969 album, Let's Turn Back the Years.^[7]

References

Marty Robbins
Albums	Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs Today The Performer
Notable singles	"I'll Go On Alone" "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" "That's All Right" "Maybellene" "Singing the Blues" "Knee Deep in the Blues" "A White Sport Coat" "The Story of My Life" "Just Married" "The Hanging Tree" "El Paso" "Big Iron" "Don't Worry" "Devil Woman" "Ruby Ann" "Begging to You" "Ribbon of Darkness" "Tonight Carmen" "I Walk Alone" "It's a Sin" "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "El Paso City" "Among My Souvenirs" "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" "Some Memories Just Won't Die" "Tie Your Dream to Mine"
Related articles	Discography Columbia Records MCA Records Jeanne Pruett
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