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"Heartbreak U.S.A."
Single by Kitty Wells
from the album Heartbreak U.S.A.
B-side"There Must Be Another Way to Live"
ReleasedApril 1961
GenreCountry
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Harlan Howard
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Kitty Wells singles chronology
"The Other Cheek"
(1961)
"Heartbreak U.S.A."
(1961)
"Day Into Night"
(1961)

"Heartbreak U.S.A." is a 1961 song by Kitty Wells. The single became one of Wells' most successful releases as a solo artist. "Heartbreak U.S.A." was Kitty Wells' third and final number one, staying at the top spot for four weeks and spending twenty-three weeks on the chart.[1] The B-side of "Heartbreak U.S.A." entitled, "There Must Be Another Way to Live" reached number twenty on the country charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1961) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides 1

Cover versions

Jeanne Black released a version of the song as a single in November 1961, but it did not chart.[2]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 377.
  2. ^ "Jeanne Black, "Heartbreak U.S.A." Single Release". Retrieved November 26, 2016.