"I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love"
Single by Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
from the album Sixteen Tons
B-sideShow Me The Way Back To Your Heart[1]
PublishedJune 27, 1949 (1949-06-27) by Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif.[2]
ReleasedJune 18, 1949 (1949-06-18)[1]
RecordedApril 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)[3]
StudioRCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th St., New York City[3]
GenreCountry
Length2:38
LabelRCA Victor 48-0080[1]
Songwriter(s)Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson. and Edward Nelson Jr.[2]
Producer(s)Stephen H. Sholes[3]
Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar singles chronology
"The Cattle Call"
(1949)		 "I'm Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love"
(1949)		 "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me"
(1950)

" I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)" is a 1949 hit written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson and Ed Nelson, Jr. and first performed by Eddy Arnold. The Eddy Arnold version went to number one on the Country & Western Best Seller Lists for four weeks.[4]

Cover versions

  • Later in 1949, Red Foley recorded his own version of the song which peaked at number eleven on the Country & Western Best Sellers charts.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victor 21-0083 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. 1 2 Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1949). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1949 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 3 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. 1 2 3 "Victor matrix D9VB-1237. I'm throwing rice (at the girl I love) / Eddy Arnold ; Ben Lambert - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 123.


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