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Don Everly wrote the song, reportedly inspired by a girl he dated in high school named Cathy.
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9 catalog entries, grouped by year.
ARTIST ESSENTIALS
Explore Artist EssentialsThe Everly Brothers: a curated listening guide
Twenty-five original duo recordings connect the Cadence singles, Warner album discoveries, the country repertoire of Roots and the 1984 reunion-era studio work.
25 selections with release evidence; 21 beyond the yearly lists.
About The Everly Brothers
Don and Phil Everly grew up singing with their family on radio before becoming a duo. Their recordings joined country roots with rock and roll, with Don usually carrying the melody and Phil singing the higher harmony. Early Cadence singles led to a move to Warner in 1960, where their repertoire expanded across pop, rock and country material. The 1968 album Roots revisited music from their upbringing. After a period apart, their reunion led to EB 84, including the Paul McCartney song On the Wings of a Nightingale.
Artist background sources
The Everly Brothers - official family and career history
The official family history supports Don and Phil Everly, childhood family radio performances, their Cadence breakthrough in 1957, the 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us project and the move to Warner in 1960. Promotional superlatives and anecdotal claims not needed for the profile are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
The Everly Brothers - label career biography
Rhino describes Don's melody and Phil's higher harmony, their country roots, the Cadence and Warner eras, the split and reunion, and the 1984 EB 84 album produced with Dave Edmunds including Paul McCartney's On the Wings of a Nightingale. Outdated current-touring language is not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Roots - label original album history
Rhino dates Roots to 1968 and distinguishes its contemporary studio tracks from the embedded 1952 family broadcast excerpts. Only the original 1968 studio performances of Mama Tried, T for Texas and Sing Me Back Home are selected. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1960
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Originally a French song "Je t'appartiens," the English version was inspired by the theme of eternal love.
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Inspired by the pain of watching a once-strong relationship fall apart.
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The Everly BrothersReported release: 1960Date needs verification
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Written by Phil Everly, the song was inspired by the search for true love.
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A tragic story of a soldier's lost love
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A plea for a lover to return
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Crying in the Rain
The Everly BrothersReported release: 1961Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #47Supplied note - not independently verified
Written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King, blending the Everlys' style with the Brill Building sound.
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Written by The Everly Brothers, evoking the excitement and romance of an amusement park.
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Written by Don and Phil Everly about the cost of relationships.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.