The gifted Don Gibson nicknamed "The Sad Poet" wrote and recorded "I Can't Stop Loving You" in 1957 and it peaked the next year in the country top ten while it entered the Billboard top one hundred. It was released as the B side of "Oh, Lonesome Me" which was also the title of his first RCA album.

Ray Charles recorded the wonderful "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" in 1962. From that LP the single "I Can't Stop Loving You" topped all kinds of charts everywhere. The B side was "Born to Lose". Honestly I think Ray's cover is one of the best records ever produced.