Crying in the Chapel
Crying in the Chapel is a pop song 's status as a million seller received in three different versions, of which the version Elvis Presley was the most successful.
Genesis
Charles Artice " Artie " Glenn is the composer of this song, which was made famous by Elvis Presley to a wide audience. Glenn has just composed this song. The inspiration for this gospel type song came Artie Glenn during the recovery period after surgery, as he felt closer to God and he was close to the church in tears.
First million seller
June Valli - Crying in the Chapel
Orioles - Crying in the Chapel
Elvis Presley - Crying in the Chapel
Darrell Glenn, the son of song writers Artie Glenn, is the original artist ( Valley Records # 105), for he has recorded the song before June 1953, the Rhythm Riders. He came into the country singles chart, where it reached a fourth place and was able to sell 15,000 copies within two months in July. Country singer Rex Allen wrote the song first recorded ( Decca # 28758 ) on June 5, 1953, was able to place on rank four of the country and ranked eight on the pop charts him after the publication in June 1953, before June Valli on June 11 followed suit in 1953 (RCA Victor # 5368 ) and was climbing to number four of the pop charts. The Orioles were incorporated on 30 June 1953 at the recording studio (Jubilee # 45-5122 ). Your version came on the market in July 1953; hereby reached the first rank of the Rhythm & Blues charts, which they held for five weeks and took herewith a # 11 pop charts. Allen's original sold 928,000 copies by the end of 1953, before it was given the status of a million Sellers early 1954. The Orioles brought their version also a million-seller status.
Elvis Presley
Elvis coverte the song the first time on October 30, 1960 for the proposed album His Hand In Mine. The Elvis management then asked the composer Artie Glenn if he would cede 50% of its rights to the music publishing Elvis Presley Music, Elvis finally going to release the song and help him again to success. Glenn leaned this from the Elvis management often practiced in cut- off, and therefore the song remained unreleased in the RCA archives to get used eventually agreed. Then Crying was again added to the Chapel on 31 October 1963. It was only on April 6, 1965, came to publication, and Elvis led the intense song presented to the rank three on the pop charts. Thus it was for Elvis is the first top ten hit for two years and also the last for another four years. From his single 1.732.000 copies were sold by the end of 1965 total in the U.S., worldwide there were about 3.7 million.
Other cover versions
Crying in the Chapel received a BMI Award and was, according to the BMI gecovert 16 times. A total of 41 versions to be registered with Cover Info. Worth mentioning are also the versions by Ella Fitzgerald ( September 1953, Rank 15 of the pop singles chart ) and type Lund ( September 1953, No. 23). Also, Eddy Arnold ( LP The Chapel On The Hill, 1955), Roy Hamilton ( LP Warm Soul, 1963) and Little Richard (Atlantic 2181, April 1963 No. 119 of bubbling under the Hot 100 singles chart ) have taken up the song. A German version under the title of tears in his eyes ( German text: Hans Bradtke ) was first published in October 1955 by Wolfgang Sauer, who did not come in the charts. Bobby solos German version appeared in January 1966 and reached number 16 in the German charts.