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"I'll Go on Alone" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Robbins.[1] Performers on the song include Slim Harbert on bass, Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Floyd Lanning on guitar, and Harold Carmack on piano.[2] The song was recorded at Jim Beck's studio.

"I'll Go on Alone"
Single by Marty Robbins
B-side	"You're Breaking My Heart"
Released	October 10, 1952
Genre	Country
Length	2:39
Label	Columbia 21022
Songwriter(s)	Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins singles chronology
"Crying 'Cause I Love You" (1952) "I'll Go on Alone" (1952) "I Couldn't Keep from Crying" (1953)

Chart performance

The song reached number one on the US country chart in 1952.[3] It was Robbins' first hit single.

Other versions

• Webb Pierce released a version of the song as a single in 1953. It reached #4 on the country chart.[4]
• Bobby Lord released a version of the song as B-side to his single "My Heart Tells Me So" in 1961.[5]
• Bob Luman released a version as part of an EP in the United Kingdom in 1964.[6]
• Ernest Tubb released a version of the song on his 1969 album, Let's Turn Back the Years.[7]

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