| "I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love" | ||||
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| Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar | ||||
| from the album Sixteen Tons | ||||
| B-side | Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart[1] | |||
| Published | June 27, 1949 by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.[2] | |||
| Released | June 18, 1949[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 5, 1949[3] | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., New York City[3] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor 48-0080[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson. and Edward Nelson Jr.[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Stephen H. Sholes[3] | |||
| Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar singles chronology | ||||
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" I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)" is a 1949 hit written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson and Ed Nelson, Jr. and first performed by Eddy Arnold. The Eddy Arnold version went to number one on the Country & Western Best Seller Lists for four weeks.[4]
Cover versions
- Later in 1949, Red Foley recorded his own version of the song which peaked at number eleven on the Country & Western Best Sellers charts.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Victor 21-0083 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ a b Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1949). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ a b c "Victor matrix D9VB-1237. I'm throwing rice (at the girl I love) / Eddy Arnold ; Ben Lambert - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 123.
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