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"A Tear Fell"
Single by Teresa Brewer
B-side"Bo Weevil"
ReleasedJanuary 1956 (1956-01)
Recorded1955
StudioDecca Studios, Pythian Temple, New York City
GenreCountry[1]
Length2:38
LabelCoral
Songwriter(s)Eugene Randolph, Dorian Burton
Producer(s)Dick Jacobs
Teresa Brewer singles chronology
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
(1955) 		"A Tear Fell"
(1956) 		"A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl"
(1956)

"A Tear Fell" is a popular song. It was written by Eugene Randolph and Dorian Burton and released in 1956.

The best-known version of the song was recorded by Teresa Brewer the same year, peaking at number two in the U.K. and #5 in the U.S. The B-side to her single, "Bo Weevil", was also a hit in the U.S. reaching #17 on the pop chart.[2]

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (2022). "It's Mitch Miller's World And We Just Live In It: The 45". Let's Do It - The Birth of Pop Music: A History. New York: Pegasus Books. p. 419.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 109.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 202.
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