English Only Version.

[Bigbad]

Anyone know if there is a version of 'Before The Next Teardrop Falls' by Freddy Fender, that is sung entirely in English?
Love the song, but not keen on the Spanish lyrics!
Thanks.

[vulcan42]

This is the only version I know that's in English, by gene Watson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYflh7pZXZM

[Northernpopquiz]

I have it on single, i'm pretty sure it's in English. In fact I don't think i.ve ever heard any Spanish version of the song so it must be.

[Bigbad]

Thank you, vulcan42. That's a lovely version, which I have now downloaded.
If anyone knows of a Freddy Fender 'all english' version, I'd still like to know.

[Northernpopquiz]

See above!

[Mamyalynne]

May need more details than that to track it down - record label/year of release?

Versions on You Tube begin in English then he drifts into Spanish.

[Northernpopquiz]

It came out in the UK on Anchor in March 1975 then re issued on Old Gold in 82. I have the original USA release on ABC/Dot 17540 have played it and it's in English most definitely.

[Mamyalynne]

That extra info should help Bigbad if he searches now - have found an image of the Old Gold recording but that doesn't help

http://tinyurl.com/nc2zo99


Thanks Northernpopquiz.

[Bigbad]

Thanks to everyone who answered.
I really wanted to download an all english Freddy Fender version (I should have said so in my original question), and although you guys have shown me that it does exist, if it is on iTunes, then it isn’t obvious. I’ve played all the snippets on iTunes, but as they are just snippets, I just can’t tell if it’s what I’m after.
There are some truly awful versions, but I like the Gene Watson version, and if vulcan42 hadn’t have posted the link to youtube, I would have assumed that it was partly sung in Spanish too.

Thanks again.