), ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁" I ▁Over look ed ▁an ▁Or ch id ", ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Carl ▁Smith , ▁Sh ir ley ▁Lyn ▁( the ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁T roy ▁Lee ▁Martin ), ▁Carl ▁Story ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Q . ▁Smith ▁( the ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁Arthur ▁P rit ch ett ). ▁Carl ▁Smith ▁den ies ▁that ▁Carl ▁Story ▁was ▁involved . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁first ▁by ▁John nie ▁& ▁Jack ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁by ▁Mic key ▁G ille y ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁number ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁country ▁charts . ▁( M ic key ▁G ille y ▁is ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁Paul ▁G ille y .) ▁Paul ▁reported ly ▁played ▁the ▁song ▁first ▁for ▁his ▁college ▁friends ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁" C old , ▁Cold ▁Heart ", ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁then ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁B - side ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Other ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁covers ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Tony ▁Ben nett , ▁Louis ▁Arm strong , ▁Din ah ▁Washington ▁and ▁Pet ula ▁Clark . ▁Many ▁others ▁subsequently ▁covered ▁the ▁song . ▁G ille y ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 4 9 , ▁before ▁Williams ▁recorded ▁it . ▁" If ▁Te ard ro ps ▁W ere ▁P enn ies " ▁was ▁first ▁recorded