Crying in the Chapel

For other uses, see Crying in the Chapel (disambiguation).
"Crying in the Chapel"
1953 sheet music cover with Darrell Glenn
Single by Darrell Glenn
B-side"Hang Up That Telephone"
ReleasedMay 1953 (1953-05)
Recorded1953
GenreCountry
Length2:52
LabelValley
Songwriter(s)Artie Glenn[1]
Producer(s)Artie Glenn
Darrell Glenn singles chronology
"Write And Tell Me Why"
(1953) 		"Crying in the Chapel"
(1953) 		"I Think I'm Falling In Love With You"
(1953)
"Crying in the Chapel"
Single by June Valli
ReleasedJune 20, 1953
Recorded1953
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:45
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Artie Glenn
June Valli singles chronology
"Strange Sensation"
(1952) 		"Crying in the Chapel"
(1953) 		"I Understand"
(1954)
"Crying in the Chapel"
Single by The Orioles
B-side"Don't You Think I Ought to Know"
ReleasedJuly 1953
Recorded1953
GenreDoo-wop
Length3:03
LabelJubilee
Songwriter(s)Artie Glenn
The Orioles singles chronology
"I Cover the Waterfront"
(1953) 		"Crying in the Chapel"
(1953) 		"In the Mission of St. Augustine"
(1953)
"Crying in the Chapel"
Single by Rex Allen
B-side"I Thank the Lord"
ReleasedAugust 1, 1953
Recorded1953
GenreCountry
Length3:07
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Artie Glenn
Rex Allen singles chronology
"Sparrow in the Treetop"
(1951) 		"Crying in the Chapel"
(1953) 		"Marines, Let's Go"
(1961)

"Crying in the Chapel" is a song written by Artie Glenn and recorded by his son Darrell Glenn. The song was released in 1953 and reached number six on the Billboard chart.

The song has also been recorded by many artists including the Orioles and June Valli, but the most successful version was by Elvis Presley, whose recording reached number three in the US, and number one in the UK in 1965.

  1. ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.