Which Patsy Cline song won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording?

Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.

Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard wrote the song, which Cline recorded for Decca Records in 1961. The performance became one of her signature recordings, combining a polished Nashville arrangement with Cline’s controlled, emotionally direct vocal style.

The song was a major commercial success. It reached number one on Billboard’s country chart and also crossed into the pop market. Its Grammy victory came at the fourth annual Grammy Awards, where it received the award then known as Best Country & Western Recording.

A common mix-up is “Crazy,” another famous Cline recording written by Willie Nelson. “Crazy” became one of her best-known songs, but “I Fall to Pieces” was the recording that won this specific 1962 Grammy. Cline died in a plane crash in 1963, making her early awards and recordings especially important to her enduring legacy.