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Sea of Heartbreak

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"Sea of Heartbreak"
Single by Don Gibson
B-side"I Think It's Best (To Forget Me)"
Released1961
RecordedApril 5, 1961 [1]
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Paul Hampton, Hal David
Don Gibson singles chronology
"What About Me"
(1961) 		"Sea of Heartbreak"
(1961) 		"Lonesome Number One"
(1961)

"Sea of Heartbreak" is a song written by Paul Hampton and Hal David and recorded by Don Gibson in 1961. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]

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The song describes the feelings of lost love, and compares them to being lost in a metaphorical sea of intensely sad emotion (to an, at least in the chorus and in the overall impression, surprisingly cheery tune). It contains three verses with a chorus at the beginning and ending, and in between verses. As well as a bridge before the third verse. The chorus lines are:-

Sea of heartbreak, lost love an' loneliness;
Memories of your caress, so divine
I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears:
Sea of heartbreak.

Chart performance

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Chart (1961) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 21
U.K. Singles Chart 14
Norwegian Singles Chart 10

Kenny Price version

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"Sea of Heartbreak"
Single by Kenny Price
from the album Sea of Heartbreak
B-side"Smiley"
Released1972
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Paul Hampton
Hal David
Kenny Price singles chronology
"You Almost Slipped My Mind"
(1972) 		"Sea of Heartbreak"
(1972) 		"Don't Tell Me Your Troubles"
(1973)

Kenny Price recorded the song in 1972, and peaked at number 24 on the country charts in the USA.[5] It was included on his album of the same name.

Chart performance

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 24
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13

Ronnie McDowell version

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"Sea of Heartbreak"
Single by Ronnie McDowell
from the album American Music
B-side"Ain't Love Wonderful"
Released1989
GenreCountry
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Paul Hampton
Hal David
Ronnie McDowell singles chronology
"Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll"
(1988) 		"Sea of Heartbreak"
(1989) 		"Who'll Turn Out the Lights"
(1989)

"Sea of Heartbreak" was also a single by the American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album American Music. The song reached #39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[7]

Chart performance

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 39

Jimmy Buffett/George Strait version

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"Sea of Heartbreak"
Song by Jimmy Buffett with George Strait
from the album License to Chill
ReleasedJuly 13, 2004
GenreCountry
Length4:01
LabelMailboat/RCA
Songwriter(s)Paul Hampton
Hal David
Producer(s)Mac McAnally
Michael Utley

In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his License to Chill album. George Strait was featured on this rendition.

Other cover versions

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Johnny Cash recorded the song for his Grammy-winning 1996 album Unchained. Cash's daughter, Rosanne Cash, covered the song in 2009 as a duet with Bruce Springsteen on her album The List. British pop group The Searchers recorded a version in 1964 for their album It's The Searchers. The Everly Brothers covered the song on their 1967 album, The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers. In 1982, Poco went to #35 in the USA on the Adult Contemporary chart with their version.[9] The Hawaiian group Kapena recorded their cover of the song in 1996.

The alternative rock band Meat Puppets recorded a version of the song that was featured 2019 album Dusty Notes. Lynn Anderson released the song as a single in 1979 from her “Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind” album and it peaked at number 33 on Billboard’s Country Single Chart.[citation needed] Yugoslav rock band Džentlmeni released a Serbo-Croatian version of the song, entitled "Slomljena srca" ("Broken Hearts"), in 1969, the song becoming a big hit in Yugoslavia. Their version appeared in the 1998 Serbian film Barking at the Stars.[10] Poco included their version of the song on their 1982 album Cowboys and Englishmen. Czech country singer Michal Tučný released a version of the song, entitled "Snídaně v trávě" ("Breakfast on the Grass"), with lyrics by Zdeněk Rytíř, in 1980.

References

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  1. ^ Praguefrank
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 133.
  3. ^ "Don Gibson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 255.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 274.
  6. ^ "Kenny Price Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 225.
  8. ^ "Ronnie McDowell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 194.
  10. ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 75.
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