Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
Appearance
"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" | ||||
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Single by Don Williams | ||||
from the album Visions | ||||
B-side | "I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget" | |||
Released | January 1977 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:43 | |||
Label | ABC/Dot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wayland Holyfield | |||
Producer(s) | Don Williams | |||
Don Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1977 as the first single from the album Visions. The song was Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 12 weeks within the top 40.[1]
The song was also an international hit for Telly Savalas. It topped the Swiss charts for two weeks, and peaked at No. 2 in Austria and No. 4 in Netherlands.[2]
The Bellamy Brothers covered the song in 1999 in a reggae style for the album Reggae Cowboy. This version was also a single but did not chart.
Chart performance
- Don Williams
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 99 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[6] | 6 |
- Brendan Shine
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 5 |
- Telly Savalas
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Swiss Hitparade Singles | 1 |
German Media Control Charts Singles | 5 |
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Singles | 2 |
Dutch Singles Charts | 4 |
Belgian Ultratop Singles | 2 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 385.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Telly Savalas - Some Broken Hearts Never Mend". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 28, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-05-14. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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