I'll Go On Alone

"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
Studio	Jim Beck Studio, Dallas, Texas
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]