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Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Composer: Vivian Keith / Ben Peters

Before The Next Teardrop Falls was performed by the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was also recorded by Peter Rowan with Flaco Jimenez.

The song was written in 1967 and first recorded by Duane Dee who released it on a single that year. The song is now mostly associated with Freddy Fender who released it on a single in 1975. This release topped the Billboard Country and Hot 100 charts.



New Riders of the Purple Sage

info Armadillo World HQ Austin, TX, 6/13/1975, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2005
info Kufala Sampler 10, Various Artists, 2006

Other recordings

no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / You're Not Painting The Town), Duane Dee, 1967
no info The Jimmy Newman Way, Jimmy Newman, 1967
no info You Mean The World To Me, David Houston, 1967
no info Single ((Bonjour Tristesse) Hello Sadness / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Lucille Starr, 1967
no info Bottle, Bottle, Jim Ed Brown, 1968
no info My Shining Hour, Duane Dee, 1968
no info My Love Song For You, Hank Locklin, 1968
no info You Are My Treasure, Jack Greene, 1968
info Our Country World, Carl Butler & Pearl, 1968
no info Make Mine Country, Charley Pride, 1968
no info Another Place Another Time, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1968
no info An Ordinary Miracle, Bobby Lewis, 1968
no info What I'm Cut Out To Be, Dottie West, 1968
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Pretty Girls), Big John Hamilton, 1968
no info Single (I Told A Lie / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Gene Watson, 1969
no info Here's Faron Young, 1969
no info Sings Like A Bird, George Morgan, 1969
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Tender Leaves Of Love), Linda Martell, 1969
no info Color Me Country, Linda Martell, 1970
no info Sing Your Heart Out Country Boy, The Wilburn Brothers, 1970
no info Gentle On My Mind, Jim Ed Brown, 1971
no info The First Fifteen Years, Hank Locklin, 1971
no info Single (There's Not A Single Thing About Her (That I'd Change) / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Leon Ashley, 1972
no info Simon Country, Joe Simon, 1973
no info Love Stories, Jack Greene, 1973
no info Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender, 1974
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Waiting For Your Love), Freddy Fender, 1974
no info Country Gold, Jeannie C. Riley, 1974
no info Country Gold, Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, 1975
no info Jumbo's Gumbo, Al Hirt, 1975
no info The Anita Kerr Singers, The Anita Kerr Singers, 1975
no info Heart To Heart, Roy Clark, 1975
no info The High Priest Of Country Music, Conway Twitty, 1975
no info Home, Loretta Lynn, 1975
no info Taylor Made: The Soul Fiddle Of, Merle "Red" Taylor, 1975
no info Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Ray Conniff, 1975
no info Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Angelica Maria, 1975
no info Re-union Of The Cosmic Brothers, Freddy Fender & Sir Douglas Quintet, 1975
no info Single (My Window Faces South / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Sammi Smith, 1975
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / I'm Goin' Crazy (And She's Just Goin')), Johnnie Allan, 1975
no info Lawrence Welk Celebrates 25 Years On Television, Lawrence Welk / Various Artists (Ava Barber), 1975
no info Rainbow, Sonny Chillingworth, 1976
no info Bob Bellows Goes Country, Bob Bellows, 1976
no info Town And Country, Jim Nabors, 1976
no info Sugar, John Holt, 1976
no info Country Queens, Jeannie C. Riley, 1976
no info My Hawaiian Country, Melveen Leed, 1976
no info Kind Of Country, Lettermen, 1976
no info Tu y Tu C.B., Wally González, 1976
no info Great Golden Hits, Ray Anthony, 1976
no info The Abbey Of South Texas, The Abbey Of South Texas, 1976
no info Plays The Hits of '75, The Nashville Harmonica, 1976
no info Applause, Society Of Seven, 1976
no info His All-Time Favorites, Freddy Fender, 1976
no info All-Star Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1976
no info Country Superstars: 20 Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1976
no info The Best Of Freddy Fender, 1977
no info Music Speaks Louder Than Words, Candi Staton, 1977
no info The Nashville Sessions, Myron Floren, 1977
no info More Of... Toni Ingraham, 1977
no info Feelings, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1977
no info Country Comes To Carnegie Hall, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1977
no info The Super Sellers, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1977
no info Girls, Girls, Girls, Various Artists (Linda Martell), 1977
no info If You Don’t Love Me & His All Time Favorites, Tommy McLain, 1978
no info His Greatest Recordings, Freddy Fender, 1978
no info 20 Greatest Hits, Freddy Fender, 1978
no info Doing Their Thing, Dick Allen And The River Road Boys, 1978
no info 20 Golden Hits, Jeannie C. Riley, 1978
no info Marv Herzog Country, Marv Herzog, 1978
no info Good Old Boys, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1978
no info Award Winners Of The Country Music Association 1968-1977, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1978
no info Spanish Feelings, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1978
no info Live In Las Vegas, Freddy Fender, 1979
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Waiting For Your Love), Freddy Fender, 1974
no info Single (Washing Machine / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Orion, 1979
no info Reborn, Orion, 1979
no info Caution: Eddie Bond Music Is Contagious, Eddie Bond, 1979
no info Hall Of Music Proudly Presents "The Great Tearjerkers", Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1979
no info Love Songs Of The Seventies, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1979
no info Easy Listening Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1979
no info Heart Touching Songs, Cristy Lane, 1982
no info On The Road, Jeannie C. Riley, 1982
no info The Best Of Melveen: The Hawaiian Country Girl: Volume 1, Melveen Leed, 1982
no info Hey, Good Lookin': All-Time Country Favorites By The Greatest Country Stars, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1982
no info Music City Memories, Paul Martin, 1983
no info First Love Feelings, Glenn Barber, 1983
no info Country Album, Annette Funicello, 1984
info San Antonio Sound, Flaco Jimenez y su conjunto Peter Rowan, 1985
no info The Best of Freddy Fender, 1985
no info Before The Next Teardrop Falls (comp), Freddy Fender, 1985
no info Texas Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1986
no info Two On One, Jim Nabors, 1987
no info Best Loved Favorites, Slim Whitman, 1989
no info Single (Before The Next Teardrop Falls / Before The Next Teardrop Falls), Dobby Dobson, 1990
no info 16 Top Country Hits Volume 1, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1990
no info #1 Country Gold Volume 2, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1990
no info Country Music Classics Volume V: 1975-1980, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1990
no info Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 17, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1990
no info Beer Joint & Tailoring, The Jolly Boys, 1991
no info The Freddy Fender Collection, Freddy Fender, 1991
no info Favorite Ballads, Freddy Fender, 1991
no info Contemporary Country: The Mid-'70s, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1992
no info Country Memories, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1993
no info Country Songs That Will Live Forever, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1993
no info Country Sweet 'N' Sentimental, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1993
info The Locust Years...And the Return to the Promised Land, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1994
no info In Concert: The Freddy Fender Show, Freddy Fender, 1995
no info Big Bad Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1995
no info Only Country 1975-1979, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1995
no info Treasures, Dolly Parton, 1996
no info Más Agresivo Que Nunca, Johnny Ray, 1997
no info Harper Valley P.T.A.: The Very Best Of Jeannie C. Riley, 1997
no info Classic Country 1975-1979, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 1998
no info Sweet Dreams: The Crazy Cajun Recordings, Tommy McLain, 1999
no info Back To Back, Freddy Fender / Johnny Rodriguez, 1999
no info Lone Star: The Best Of Freddy Fender, 1999
no info Live At Gilley's, Freddy Fender, 1999
no info The Hits & More, Freddy Fender, 2000
info Greatest Rock N' Roll Hits 70's, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2000
no info Legends Of Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2000
no info 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Freddy Fender, 2001
info Another Place Another Time/She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye, Jerry Lee Lewis, 2002
no info Live At Billy Bob's Texas, Asleep At The Wheel, 2003
no info Straight From The Heart: Timeless Music From The '60s & '70s, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2004
info Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003, Various Artists (Asleep At The Wheel), 2004
no info Candi / Music Speaks Louder Than Words, Candi Staton, 2005
no info Tex-Mex Tornado, Freddy Fender, 2005
no info Live from Austin TX, Texas Tornados, 2005
info Gold: Classic Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2005
no info The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada Soundtrack, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2005
no info Life in a Song, New Found Road, 2006
no info This Is Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2006
no info Billboard #1s: Classic Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2006
no info Fall, Clay Walker, 2007
no info Country, Ray Sanders, 2007
no info Trojan Country Reggae Box Set, Various Artists (John Holt), 2007
no info Mi Corazon Espanol, Freddy Fender, 2009
no info Country's Greatest Love Songs, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2009
no info Country Jukebox 70s, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2009
no info Classics, John Secada, 2010
no info Greatest Hits, Freddy Fender, 2010
no info Don't Rock The Jukebox, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2010
no info The Only Classic Country Collection You'll Ever Need, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2010
no info Best Of Country, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2010
no info Wind 'Er Up With The Wendinger Band, 2011
no info Love Songs, Freddy Fender, 2012
no info The Country Way / Make Mine Country, Charley Pride, 2014
no info Superhits Of The Seventies Hit Explosion!, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2016
no info Lovin' Tex-Mex Style, Freddy Fender, 2017
no info '70s Country Easy Loving, Various Artists (Freddy Fender), 2018
no info Play The Hits, The Mavericks, 2019
no info Left To My Own Devices, Duke Levine, 2021
no info reDISCovered, Eloquent, 2022
no info Corazones And Canciones, La Marisoul And Los Texmaniacs, 2023

 
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