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<p>"<strong>I Fall to Pieces</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Cochran" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hank Cochran</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Howard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harlan Howard</a> that was originally recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Cline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patsy Cline</a>. Released as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a> in 1961 via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Decca Records</a>, it topped the country charts, crossed over onto the pop charts and became among Cline's biggest hits. Cline was initially reluctant to record "I Fall to Pieces" and believed its production (produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Bradley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Owen Bradley</a>) lacked enough country instrumentation for her liking. Eventually, Cline recorded the song upon the encouragement of her producer.</p><p>After being released, "I Fall to Pieces" did not receive initial airplay. However, through targeted promotional efforts, the song was brought to the attention of several disc jockeys who began playing the track. As the song ascended to the top of the country charts, Cline was injured in a near-fatal car accident. When the song reached its peak positions, she was recovering from her injuries in the hospital and was unable to perform the track for several months. "I Fall to Pieces" was later released on Cline's second studio album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showcase_(Patsy_Cline_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Showcase</em></a> (1961).</p><p>"I Fall to Pieces" has since been considered a country music standard. It has received recognition from several major music associations, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Recording Industry Association of America</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Television" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Country Music Television</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a><em>.</em> The song has been covered by various artists of different musical styles, including as a duet by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Neville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aaron Neville</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_Yearwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trisha Yearwood</a> in 1994. Boots Randolph recorded an instrumental version of the song on his 1963 album <em>Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax!</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> Dottie West recorded the song for her 1964 album <em>The Country Girl Singing Sensation</em>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> Diana Trask recorded the song and included it on her 1969 album <em>From the Heart</em>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a></p><h2>Background and writing</h2><p>Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard met in California, and became songwriting partners. One night, Cochran was mulling over song ideas, when he thought of a title, "I Fall to Pieces". Cochran met with Howard at his house the next day, where they finished writing the song. The demonstration version of the song was recorded at Pamper Music in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodlettsville,_Tennessee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodlettsville, Tennessee</a>, by Howard's wife, Country singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Howard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jan Howard</a>. Harlan Howard pitched the song to Decca producer Bradley, who tried to find the right artist to record it. The song was turned down numerous times, first by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Lee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brenda Lee</a>, who found the song "too Country" for her pop style. Bradley then asked rising Country star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Drusky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roy Drusky</a> to record it, but he turned it down, stating that it was not a man's song.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-book1-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><p>Patsy Cline was in the hallway and overheard his argument with Bradley, and asked if she could record it, instead. Bradley then accepted her offer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-book1-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><h2>Recording</h2><p>However, when Cline began recording the song a few weeks later in November 1960, she had second thoughts about it, especially after she discovered that popular Nashville background singer group, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jordanaires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jordanaires</a>, would serve as the support vocalists. Cline was afraid The Jordanaires would drown out her sound, and as a result, she was not very friendly upon meeting them for the first time, according to Jordanaire member <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Stoker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gordon Stoker</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fall_to_Pieces#cite_note-book2-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> Cline also felt that the Pop ballad style Bradley wanted it recorded in did not suit her own style, but Bradley was trying to make the song appeal to the Pop market, an idea that Cline rejected.</p><p>The session musicians were also having trouble in the studio with the song. Composer Harlan Howard related,</p><blockquote>On the night of the session, we absolutely did NOT want to do the standard 4:4 shuffle that had by then been done to death. We were trying all kinds of other (basic rhythm) combinations, but they all just laid there and bled all over the floor. So, it had to be the shuffle then, like it or not. But the amazing thing was, once Patsy got into the groove, she just caressed those lyrics and that melody so tenderly that it was just like satin. We knew we had magic in the can when, on the fourth take, every grown man in that studio was bawling like a baby and Bradley said `That's the one'.</blockquote>