A Little Bitty Tear

"A Little Bitty Tear"
Single by Burl Ives
from the album The Versatile Burl Ives!
B-side"Shanghied"
ReleasedNovember 1961[1]
RecordedFebruary 15, 1961
StudioBradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)[2]
GenreCountry, pop, Nashville sound
Length2:02
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Hank Cochran
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Burl Ives singles chronology
"We Loves Ye Jimmy"
(1959)
"A Little Bitty Tear"
(1961)
"Funny Way of Laughin'"
(1962)

"A Little Bitty Tear" is a song written by the American country songwriter Hank Cochran. It has been recorded by many musical acts, the first being American recording artist Burl Ives. It has since been recorded by others, including Wanda Jackson, Bing Crosby (for his 1965 album Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits), Chet Atkins, The Shadows and Cochran himself.

  1. ^ "Burl Ives discography, part two". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Burl Ives discography, part one". Pragufrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 18 December 2013.