PATSY CLINE - I FALL TO PIECES

I FALL TO PIECES

PATSY CLINE

SONGWRITERS: Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard

COUNTRY:U.S.A.

ALBUM: PSTSY CLINE SHOWCASE

LABEL:DECCA REC ORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1960

"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 number-one hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts. It was the first of a string of songs written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard (not always collaborating) for Cline.

"I Fall to Pieces" became one of Cline's most-recognizable hit singles. It has also been classified as a Country music standard.

Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard met in California, and became songwriting partners. One night, Cochran was mulling over song ideas, when he thought of a title, "I Fall to Pieces". Cochran met with Howard at his house the next day, where they finished writing the song. The demonstration version of the song was recorded at Pamper Music in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, by Howard's wife, Country singer Jan Howard. Harlan Howard pitched the song to Decca producer Owen Bradley, who tried to find the right artist to record it. The song was turned down numerous times, first by Brenda Lee, who found the song "too Country" for her pop style. Bradley then asked rising Country star Roy Drusky to record it, but he turned it down, stating that it was not a man's song.

Patsy Cline was in the hallway and overheard his argument with Bradley, and asked if she could record it, instead. Bradley then accepted her offer.

I fall to pieces

Each time I see you again

I fall to pieces

How can I be just your friend?

You want me to act like we've never kissed

You want me to forget (to forget)

Pretend we never met (never met)

And I've tried and I've tried

But I haven't yet

You walk by and I fall to pieces

I fall to pieces

Each time someone speaks your name

I fall to pieces

Time only adds to the flame

You tell me to find someone else to love

Someone who'll love me too (love me too)

The way you used to do (used to do)

But each time I go out with someone new

You walk by and I fall to pieces

You walk by and I fall to pieces