with friend and American country artist, Willie Nelson. The duet version was recorded at the Richey House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States in early 1980. The session was also produced by Cochran, as well as Chuck Howard and Rock Killough. Nelson's guest vocals were not officially credited on the single or the album. "A Little Bitty Tear" was then released as a single in October 1980. The song then entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart where it reached a peak of fifty-seven. The song became Cochran's highest-charting single since 1963 when "Sally Was a Good Ole Girl" reached the top-twenty of the country songs chart. The song was then issued onto Cochran's 1980 studio effort, Make the World Go Away, on Elektra Records. Chart performance See also List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1962 (U.S.) References External links Burl Ives 7" vinyl info from discogs.com 1961 singles 1961 songs Burl Ives songs Wanda Jackson songs Songs written by Hank Cochran Chet Atkins songs Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) Decca Records singles Capitol Records Nashville singles Elektra Records singles