Heartbroke
1982 single by Ricky Skaggs
| "Heartbroke" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Skaggs | ||||
| from the album Highways & Heartaches | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Think I'll Cry" | |||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Guy Clark | |||
| Producer(s) | Ricky Skaggs | |||
| Ricky Skaggs singles chronology | ||||
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"Heartbroke" is a song written by Guy Clark, and originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1980 album But What Will the Neighbors Think.
It was later recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the album Highways & Heartaches. The song was Skaggs' third #1 on the country chart. The single stayed at #1 for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.[1]
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Other versions
George Strait released his version on his second album Strait from the Heart in 1982, not knowing the song had been recorded by Skaggs about two weeks earlier. The Marshall Tucker Band also released a version on their 1982 album Tuckerized.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 315.
- ^ "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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- Highways & Heartaches
- Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
- Country Boy
- Love's Gonna Get Ya!
- Comin' Home to Stay
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- My Father's Son
- Skaggs & Rice
- Bluegrass Rules!
- Ancient Tones
- Brand New Strings
- Instrumentals
- Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
- Salt of the Earth
- Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
- Live in London
- "You May See Me Walkin'"
- "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
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- "Heartbroke"
- "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
- "Highway 40 Blues"
- "You've Got a Lover"
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
- "Honey (Open That Door)"
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- "You Make Me Feel Like a Man"
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- "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White)
- "Thanks Again"
- "Lovin' Only Me"
- "Let It Be You"
- "Heartbreak Hurricane"
- "Hummingbird"
- "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
- "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"
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