Crazy (Willie Nelson song) Crazy (Willie Nelson song) "Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a No. 2 country hit in 1962. Partly due to the genre-blending nature of the song, it has been covered by dozens of artists in several genres over the years; nevertheless, the song remains inextricably linked with Cline. Nelson's own version appears on his 1962 debut album "...And Then I Wrote". With some help from a friend named Oliver English, Nelson wrote the song in early 1961; at the time he was a
Patsy Cline the top female vocalist in the field. By the time Cline broke through as a consistent hit-maker, Wells, known as The Queen of Country Music, was still country's biggest female star. Cline tied with her in 1961-62, for the "Billboard Magazine" Award for Favorite Female Country & Western Artist for two years in a row as well as the "Music Reporter" Star of The Year Award for 1962. Three of Cline's songs became posthumous Top 10 Country hits: "Sweet Dreams," "Leavin' on Your Mind" and "Faded Love." Instead of the last sessions being programmed into an album of their own