Dickey Lee - Crying Over You '1973

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Country songwriter Dickey Lee began his career recording for the Sun label. He
was born Dickey Lipscomb on September 21, 1936, in Memphis and began playing in
a band while in high school. The group won several talent shows, earning them a
spot on a local radio station. Deejay Dewey Phillips convinced Sun Records to
sign Dickey Lee, so the singer recorded two singles in 1957, "Good Lovin'" and
"Fool, Fool, Fool." Neither did especially well, so he moved to Texas and
continued to play. Dickey Lee finally hit the big time in early 1962 when George
Jones took his song "She Thinks I Still Care" to the top of the country charts,
where it stayed for six weeks. The record became one of Jones' biggest hits and
also hit number one when Anne Murray recorded it in 1974.

On the wings of Jones, Lee's "Patches" hit number six on the pop charts in
August 1962; "I Saw Linda Yesterday" entered the same year and ended up at
number 14 early in 1963. Lee recorded one other pop hit, 1965's "Laurie (Strange
Things Happen)," but then focused strictly on production and songwriting during
the late '60s. Persuaded to return to Nashville in 1969, he signed to RCA and in
1971 recorded a modest hit called "The Mahogany Pulpit." Dickey Lee's next
single, "Never Ending Song of Love," crashed the country Top Ten in late 1971
and eventually reached number eight. He continued to record over the course of
the '70s, usually peaking in the Top 30s and 40s except for two massive hits
— "Rocky," which topped the charts in 1975, and its number three
follow-up, "9,999,999 Tears."

Lee stayed with RCA until 1978 and re-emerged on Mercury a year later. His two
highlights during the Mercury years were Top 30 singles from 1980, "Workin' My
Way to Your Heart" and "Lost in Love." The latter, a duet with Kathy Burdick,
became a pop hit for Air Supply the same year. After his contract expired, Lee
continued to write songs and perform on occasional package shows. ~ John Bush

Tracklist:
1.01 - Dickey Lee - If She Turns Up in Ohio (2:57)
1.02 - Dickey Lee - The Shelter of Your Eyes (2:53)
1.03 - Dickey Lee - A Country Song (3:12)
1.04 - Dickey Lee - Little Drops of Hurt (2:46)
1.05 - Dickey Lee - If She Just Helps Me (Get Over You) (3:09)
1.06 - Dickey Lee - If You Really Want Me to I'll Go (2:36)
1.07 - Dickey Lee - Nothing Compared to Now (3:01)
1.08 - Dickey Lee - This Is My Year for Mexico (3:31)
1.09 - Dickey Lee - My World Around You (2:39)
1.10 - Dickey Lee - Crying Over You (3:06)

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