"I Guess I'm Crazy" is a 1955 song composed by

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. The song was first recorded in 1955 by Tommy Collins who peaked at number thirteen on the C&W Best Seller chart.

Jim Reeves version

* In 1964,

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had his first of six posthumous number one hits on the U.S. country music chart with his version of "I Guess I'm Crazy", which spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-four weeks on the chart. On the

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charts it peaked at number eighteen. "I Guess I'm Crazy" also topped the Canadian charts for a single week, making this song to be the first song ever to top the newly formed RPM Country charts in Canada.

Chart performance

Tommy Collins

Jim Reeves

Other Cover Versions

* It was later covered in April 1965 By Irish Country singer

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, and peaked #4 at the Irish charts.

References

1955 singles Tommy Collins (singer) songs 1964 singles Jim Reeves songs Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins 1955 songs RCA Records singles {{1960s-country-song-stub