"The Echo of Your Footsteps"
Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
B-sideOne Kiss Too Many[1]
PublishedMay 24, 1949 (1949-05-24) by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.[2]
ReleasedApril 22, 1949 (1949-04-22)[1]
RecordedDecember 20, 1948 (1948-12-20)[3]
StudioRCA Victor 24th Street, New York City[3]
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelRCA Victor 48-0083[1]
Songwriter(s)Jenny Lou Carson[2]
Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar singles chronology
"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle"
(1949) 		"The Echo of Your Footsteps"
(1949) 		"The Cattle Call"
(1949)

"The Echo of Your Footsteps" is a country music song written by Jenny Lou Carson and sung by Eddy Arnold, billed as "Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar". It was released in 1949 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 21-0051-A). The "B" side was "One Kiss Too Many".

It debuted on Billboard magazine's folk chart on May 21, 1949, peaked at No. 2 on the best seller chart (No. 3 juke box), and remained on the charts for 19 weeks.[4] On Billboard's year-end folk chart, it ranked No. 11 among the best selling record of 1949.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Victor 21-0051 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Victor matrix D8VB-4089. The echo of your footsteps / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 28. ISBN 0823076326.
  5. ^ "The Year's Top Folk Songs". The Billboard. January 14, 1950. p. 18.
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