She’s Got You

“She’s Got You“ is an upbeat jazz-pop tune with country overtones written by Hank Cochran and first recorded by Patsy Cline in December 1961, released in 1962 as a single. In Ellis Nassour’s Patsy Cline biography, “Honky Tonk Angel“, it tells of Hank Cochran calling Patsy to tell her that he’d just written her next number 1 hit. She told him to come over to her house with a bottle of liquor and play it on the guitar for her and friend Dottie West who was visiting that afternoon. Cline was emotionally moved by the lyrics and loved the song so much that she learned it that night, calling up her manager and producer to sing it to them over the phone. At her next session, she recorded it. This was a rare instance, as Cline and her producer, Owen Bradley, often disagreed with each other’s choice of material. This time, they both agreed they had a hit. “She’s Got You“ was released on January 30, 1962, and immediately went to No. 1 on the Hot country