Jackie Wilson - My Empty Arms (1961) video free download


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Uploaded: 2009/04/15

Charted at #9 on Billboard Hot 100 in February 1961, and #25 on Billboard R&B chart. The melody is "Vesti La Giubba" from the opera, "I Pagliacci". Written by Al Kasha and Hank Hunter. B-side is "The Tear of the Year".

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8 years ago

daniel occoner

The man could sing

8 years ago

rebecca ehd

OMG THIS IS LOVE !!!!!!

9 years ago

EC Musngi

There is only one! JW. thanks for posting.

9 years ago

ALABASTER BOX

THE ONE, THE ONLY, MR JACKIE WILSON,

9 years ago

Alexis Williams

Love this song go head and sing it Jackie <3

9 years ago

1MichaeLHooD745

United Snakes Of America

9 years ago

1MichaeLHooD745

This is what the Russians gonna listen to when there taking over America

10 years ago

Rosemary Davies

This guy could sing ANYTHING.......Oh what he could teach today's "singers"

10 years ago

sauquoit13456

On this day in 1961 {February 5th} "My Empty Arms" by Jackie Wilson peaked at #9 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on January 9th at position #60 and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...It reached #25 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...Between 1957 and 1975 he had forty-three records on the R&B Singles chart; seventeen made the Top 10 with six peaking at #1 {"Lonely Teardrops" {1958}, "You Better Know It" {1959}, "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" {1960}, "Doggie' Around" {1960}, "Baby Workout" {1963}, and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" {1967}...R.I.P. Mr. Wilson, born Jack Leroy Wilson, Jr., {1934 - 1984}...

10 years ago

Burt Kaufman

One you don't hear much from the great JW yet a Top 10! Thanks!

10 years ago

ramoburg

Jackie Wilson - My Empty Arms "Vesti la giubba"

10 years ago

9roguerwarrior

you can really tell the influence that Jackie had on Elvis...his vocal style similar ...@least Elvis tried to sound like this ~ Jackie has got a better voice tho ~ sorry pelvis

10 years ago

Rosemary Davies

Love this........It featured in THE GODFATHER........J.W. does it as good as the great Caruso.

10 years ago

David Eranosian

THIS MAN IS A LEGEND. My mom recommended me to listen to his songs, she said he's very good and she's right! HE IS! Me, as a 15 year old am obsessed with this kind of beauty!! AMEN!

10 years ago

mikemikermei

nobody except maybe elvis or mario lanza could sing with jackie

11 years ago

Connor Hawke

I could kiss your feet for uploading this. Omg...Thank you. THANK YOU. God, Jackie's voice! SO wonderful.

11 years ago

Lionel Libson

Great singer! Wonderful interpretations! Do you have him singing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes?"...any recordings with Orioles?

11 years ago

Jerry Bryan

Hard to top Jackie. What a voice! "Alone At Last" my favorite.

11 years ago

jackson morris

Truly one of the greatest singers of his time. There are very few that can compete with his vocal strength

11 years ago

bill chew

Jenni- can you post the flip side, " The Tear Of The Year "? It would be greatly appreciated.

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