Английская Википедия:Crazy (Willie Nelson song)

"Crazy" is a song written by Willie Nelson and popularized by country singer Patsy Cline in 1961. Nelson wrote the song while living in Houston, working for Pappy Daily's label D Records. He was also a radio DJ and performed in clubs. Nelson then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, working as a writer for Pamper Music. Through Hank Cochran, the song reached Patsy Cline. After her original recording and release, Cline's version reached number two on Billboard's Hot Country Singles, also crossing to the pop chart as a top 10 single.

Cline's version is considered a country music standard and, in 1996, became the all-time most played song in jukeboxes in the United States. "Crazy" was covered by many artists; different versions reached the charts in a variety of genres. The song was featured in television shows, while many publications have included it in their all-time best songs lists. The Library of Congress inducted Cline's version into the National Recording Registry in 2003.

Background and writing

In 1958, while performing around Fort Worth, Texas and working as a DJ hosting The Western Express, Willie Nelson attracted the attention of Pappy Daily.Шаблон:Sfn Daily, a record producer from Houston, offered Nelson a recording contract with D Records as well as a job as a writer for Glad Music.Шаблон:Sfn Nelson moved to Houston, where he also searched for musical gigs in ballrooms and clubs. At the Esquire Ballroom, band leader Larry Butler told Nelson that he could not offer a musician job. In response, Nelson suggested he sell original songs that he played for Butler on a reel-to-reel tape recorder.Шаблон:Sfn Butler liked the songs, but refused to buy, instead offering Nelson a job working six nights a week with his band.Шаблон:Sfn Nelson and his family settled in Pasadena, Texas,Шаблон:Sfn where he became a DJ on radio station KRCT.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn Later, he also taught guitar.Шаблон:Sfn

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Mugshot of Nelson's arrest in Pasadena, Texas in July 1960

Nelson used his commute from Pasadena to the Esquire Ballroom as writing time, because the Шаблон:Convert ride usually took an hour that he used to develop new lyrics.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn Over one week, he wrote "Crazy", "Night Life", and "Funny How Time Slips Away".Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn At the time, Nelson's mood was negatively affected by his lack of stable employment while supporting his wife and three children, since his three jobs did not provide enough income.Шаблон:Sfn On his long night commutes to clubs, he compared his situation with those of his contemporaries and felt that "the world was asleep".Шаблон:Sfn According to his autobiography It's A Long Story: My Life, Nelson wondered if he were "Crazy" and completed the song as if he were a man whose relationship recently ended.Шаблон:Sfn Musician Sleepy LaBeef, who accompanied Nelson on upright bass on the song's demo recording, asserted that the songwriter had arrived in Houston with "Crazy" already written.Шаблон:Sfn Additionally, biographer Joe Nick Patoski noted that Nelson played "Crazy" for Butler along with the songs he planned to sell just as he arrived in the city.Шаблон:Sfn Nelson wrote "Crazy" in less than an hour,Шаблон:Sfn and originally titled it "Stupid".Шаблон:Sfn The intonation of the opening was inspired by Floyd Tillman's "I Gotta Have My Baby Back".Шаблон:Sfn

Nelson sold an original song, "Family Bible", which was then recorded by Claude Gray, whose version enjoyed success. But Nelson's employment situation remained unstable.Шаблон:Sfn He accumulated debt, while he often attended parties and drank to excess. In July 1960, Nelson was arrested for speeding and driving without a license.Шаблон:Sfn After several tardy incidents, he was fired by KRCT, then let go from a Pasadena club where he performed. Nelson then decided to move his wife and children to Waco, Texas, and, after the success of "Family Bible", moved to Nashville, Tennessee .Шаблон:Sfn

At first Nelson lived with Billy Walker, who found him an encyclopedia sales job.Шаблон:Sfn Walker also took him to different music publishers in town, and introduced Nelson as the writer of "Family Bible" to the artists and songwriters that frequented Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Through steel guitarist Buddy Emmons, Nelson became acquainted with many Grand Ole Opry performers.Шаблон:Sfn The publishing house Pamper Music hired him after Faron Young's recording of "Hello Walls" and Billy Walker's of "Funny How Time Slips Away" succeeded.Шаблон:Sfn

Patsy Cline's recording

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Patsy Cline depicted in a 1960 portrait for Decca Records

In his book Willie: An Autobiography, Nelson recalled that it was hard to find artists interested in recording "Crazy" due to its use of several chords, instead of the standard three used for country music compositions at the time.Шаблон:Sfn Walker intended to record the song, and made a demo at Starday Records. Ultimately, the label decided to reject Walker's proposition since they felt that "Crazy" would not have commercial success.Шаблон:Sfn

Nelson's fellow Pamper Music song plugger and writer Hank Cochran played "Crazy" for Patsy Cline's producer Owen Bradley, who felt that the composition would be good for Cline.Шаблон:Sfn Cochran then told Walker about Bradley's interest in the song for Cline and asked him not to record it. In exchange, Cochran gave Walker "Charlie's Shoes".Шаблон:Sfn

Cline's husband Charlie Dick had previously taken her a demo of Nelson's "Night Life". Cline disliked the song, and she asked her husband not bring her any more of Nelson's songs, saying that she did not want to record compositions that embraced vulnerability or loss of love. The persistent Cochran drove Nelson to Cline's house with the demo of "Crazy". While Nelson waited in the car, Cochran played the song for Cline. Cline told Cochran to bring Nelson into the house, where he taught her to sing the song. Cline had difficulty following Nelson's phrasing because he sang behind the beat.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn An alternative account published by Nelson in his 2015 book It's A Long Story: My Life revealed that, while drinking with Dick at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Nelson played his demo of "Crazy" on the bar's jukebox. Dick thought the song was good, that his wife should record it, and offered to take Nelson to his home to play the demo for Cline. Because it was after midnight, Nelson decided to wait in the car as Dick played the song for Cline, and she later invited him in.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:Listen Bradley planned to record "Crazy" with the minor and major sevenths jazz chords favored by Nelson.Шаблон:Sfn For most of the song, the composition uses a B-flat key but ends in B major.Шаблон:Sfn Bradley decided to add the Jordanaires on background vocals, pianist Floyd Cramer, and bass guitarist Bob Moore.Шаблон:Sfn Cramer opened with a four-bar introduction, followed by brushing from drummer Buddy Harman. Moore was complemented by Harold Bradley's electric guitar, creating a tic-tac effect.Шаблон:Sfn The first four-hour recording session took place on August 21, 1961, at Quonset Hut Studio.Шаблон:Sfn Cline had recently been in a car accident that bruised her ribs and Owen Bradley had to end her participation because, in her pain, she could not reach the notes needed to match Nelson's phrasing. Bradley worked the arrangements with the musicians and recorded the music track for the song.Шаблон:Sfn

Bradley asked Cline to use her own rather than Nelson's singing style.Шаблон:Sfn After her ribs recovered three weeks later, Cline returned to record her vocal track; she accomplished it on the first take.Шаблон:Sfn During the session on September 15, 1961,Шаблон:Sfn Cline's vocal featured ascending and descending intervals and the use of broken chords. Cline learned to sing in the style needed for "Crazy" early in her life; she listened to and imitated big band and jazz performers that she heard on the radio.Шаблон:Sfn Following Nelson, Cline sang slightly behind the beat, but modified to fit her own unique style.Шаблон:Sfn

Release and reception

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1961 advertisement for "Crazy", published in Cashbox magazine

"Crazy" was released in October 1961 by Decca Records under catalog number 31317 with "Who Can I Count On" on the flip side.Шаблон:Sfn In November, "Crazy" was included on Cline's album Showcase.Шаблон:Sfn After 11 weeks, the single peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot Country Singles Шаблон:Sfn and it crossed over to the pop charts reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100,Шаблон:Sfn also attaining number two on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.Шаблон:Sfn With the success of "Crazy" and her previous single "I Fall to Pieces", Cline was named Billboard's Favorite Female Country Artist of 1961.Шаблон:Sfn In November 1961, Cline sang "Crazy" during a performance with the Grand Ole Opry cast at Carnegie Hall.Шаблон:Sfn

"Crazy" became Cline's most successful pop single, her signature song, and one of the country songs that generated the most royalties.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn Nelson dubbed Cline's his favorite version of his composition. He opined that her interpretation was done with "delicacy, soul, and perfect diction".Шаблон:Sfn Media outlets, including National Public Radio, New Musical Express, and American Songwriter defined "Crazy" as a country music standard.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn

The recording was featured in the 1985 Cline biopic Sweet Dreams.Шаблон:Sfn In 1989, the Amusement and Music Operators Association ranked "Crazy" number two on the all-time Top 40 Jukebox Singles on the United States list.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn By 1996, the updated list cited the song as the most played in jukeboxes.Шаблон:Sfn "Crazy" appeared on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 at number 79, and moved to number 14 in 1990.Шаблон:Sfn The next year, it peaked at number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart.Шаблон:Sfn In 2003, Cline's recording was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.Шаблон:Sfn The next year, it was ranked number 85 on Rolling StoneШаблон:'s list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Шаблон:Sfn In the 2021 version of the list, the magazine placed it at number 195.Шаблон:Sfn In 2018, it was included by New Musical Express on their "25 best country songs of all time" list,Шаблон:Sfn in 2019; The Tennessean listed it as one of the 100 best country songs of all time.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1992, Patsy's version of "Crazy" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[1]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the original liner notes of Showcase.^[2]

Harold Bradley – 6-string electric bass
Owen Bradley – organ
Floyd Cramer – piano
Buddy Harman – drums
Walter Haynes – steel guitar
Randy Hughes – acoustic guitar
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Grady Martin – electric guitar
Bob Moore – acoustic bass

Other versions

Nelson recorded his own version of "Crazy" for his 1962 debut album, ...And Then I Wrote.Шаблон:Sfn Nelson's original demo of "Crazy" was released on 2003's Crazy: The Demo Sessions.Шаблон:Sfn In 1977, Linda Ronstadt released a version as a single from her album Hasten Down the Wind.Шаблон:Sfn Ronstadt's release reached number six on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.Шаблон:Sfn A version by Beverly D'Angelo was featured on the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1993, Canadian country music singer Colleen Peterson charted with her version of "Crazy" at number 29 on the RPM country music chart.Шаблон:Sfn Julio Iglesias' single release of the song appeared at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994.Шаблон:Sfn In 1998, a cover of "Crazy" by Kidneythieves was featured on the soundtrack of Bride of Chucky.Шаблон:Sfn American singer LeAnn Rimes included "Crazy" on her 1999 album LeAnn Rimes.Шаблон:Sfn It reached number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.Шаблон:Sfn

"Crazy" was twice featured in the TV series Nashville: sung by Juliette Barnes in the 2014 episode "That's Me Without You",Шаблон:Sfn and by Barnes and Steven Tyler in a duet on the 2015 episode "Can't Let Go".Шаблон:Sfn Nelson recorded duets of the song with Mary Sarah (2014) and then with Carla Bruni (2017).Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Sfn In 2022, Heather Small performed a version of "Crazy" in series 3 of the British version of The Masked Singer.Шаблон:Sfn

Charts and certifications

Patsy Cline

Weekly chart performance of "Crazy"
Year	Chart	Peak position
1961
	Australian Top 100 Singles (Kent Music Report)^[3]	56
	CAN (CHUM Charts Top 20)^[4]	8
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1987	Шаблон:Singlechart
1990	Шаблон:Singlechart
1991	Шаблон:Singlechart

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Other artists

Various artists weekly chart performance of their covers of "Crazy"
Year	Artist	Chart	Peak position
1977	Linda Ronstadt	US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	Шаблон:Center
1977	Linda Ronstadt	Шаблон:Single chart
1993	Colleen Peterson	Шаблон:Single chart
1994	Julio Iglesias	Шаблон:Singlechart
1999	LeAnn Rimes	Шаблон:Singlechart

References

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Sources

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External links

SecondHandSongs listing of known covers of "Crazy"
Library of Congress essay on Patsy Cline's version and its inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
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Шаблон:Willie Nelson Шаблон:Patsy Cline singles Шаблон:LeAnn Rimes singles Шаблон:Ray Price Шаблон:Renée Geyer Шаблон:Julio Iglesias

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[1] Шаблон:Cite web

[2] Шаблон:Cite journal

[Kent_Music_Report-3] Шаблон:Cite book

[4] Шаблон:Cite web

[5] "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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