"To See My Angel Cry" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

Recording and Release

Twitty recorded the song at Bradley's Barn studio Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on June 24, 1969, the same day he cut "That's When She Started to Stop Loving You". It was released in August 1969 as the first single and title track from the album ''To See My Angel Cry''. The song was Twitty's third number one on the country charts. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of 13 weeks on the country chart. It was written by Twitty, L. E. White and

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Personnel

*Conway Twitty — vocals *Joe E. Lewis,

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— background vocals *

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— electric 6-string bass guitar *

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— electric guitar * Larry Butler — piano *

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— acoustic guitar *

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— steel guitar *Tommy Markham — drums and percussion *

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— bass *Herman Wade — electric guitar

Chart performance

References

1969 singles 1969 songs Conway Twitty songs Songs written by Conway Twitty Songs written by L. E. White Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley Decca Records singles {{1960s-country-song-stub