▁swing ▁version . ▁Perry ▁Como ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁biggest ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁gain ing ▁c ros so ver ▁sales ▁to ▁reach ▁number ▁ 1 ▁on ▁Bill boards ▁pop ▁chart . ▁Other ▁notable ▁versions ▁include ▁record ings ▁by ▁Ke ely ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁k . ▁d . ▁lang ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁G ille y ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁" C ra zy ▁Ar ms ", ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁with ▁credit ▁given ▁to ▁steel ▁guitar ist ▁Ralph ▁Mo oney ▁and ▁Charles ▁" Ch uck " ▁Se als . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Ray ▁Price ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 / 4 ▁sh uffle ▁beat . ▁The ▁single ▁became ▁Price ' s ▁first ▁number ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁country ▁chart , ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁unique ▁sound . ▁Price ▁later ▁said ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁song ▁from ▁a ▁T ampa ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁named ▁Bob ▁Martin , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁obsc ure ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁man – w oman ▁du et ▁on ▁the ▁P ep ▁label . ▁After ▁the ▁song ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁for ▁Price , ▁a ▁California ▁producer ▁named ▁Claude ▁Cav iness ▁contact ed ▁Price ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁woman ▁singing ▁was ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mar il yn ▁K aye , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁owned ▁P ep ▁and ▁held ▁the