I'll Sail My Ship Alone
"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" is a 1950 song written by Moon Mullican (sometimes credited as "Morry Burns"), Henry Bernard (sometimes credited as "Henry Glover"), Lois Mann (sometimes credited as "Sydney Nathan") and Henry Thurston, and popularized by Moon Mullican.
Chart Performance
The song was Mullican's most successful release, reaching number one on the Country & Western chart for a single week, and spending a total of nine months on the chart.[1] "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" crossed over to the pop chart, reaching number seventeen.
Other Recordings
- Patsy Cline recorded this song on her last recording session, before she died in a plane crash.
- It was recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1958.
- Hank Williams
- Skeets McDonald
- Tiny Hill
- Ferlin Husky
- George Jones
- Slim Whitman
- Patrick Wall
- Mickey Gilley
- Leon Russell (as "Hank Wilson").
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References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.
| Preceded by "Why Don't You Love Me" by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys |
Billboard Best Selling Retail Country & Western Records number-one single June 17, 1950 |
Succeeded by "Why Don't You Love Me" by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys |
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