So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
"So Sad" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "Lucille" |
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" is a song written by Don Everly, which was released in 1960 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,[2] while reaching No. 4 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer and New Musical Express charts,[3][4] No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[5] No. 15 in Flemish Belgium,[6] No. 16 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides,[7] No. 18 on Canada's "CHUM Hit Parade",[8] and No. 19 in Australia.[9]
In 1968, The Hombres included a cover on their only album Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out). Jeff Lynne also recorded it on his album Long Wave in 2012.
In 1970, a cover of "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" was released by Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson, which reached No. 12 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart[10] and No. 10 on Canada's "Top 50 RPM Country" chart.[11]
Connie Smith released a cover of the song in 1976, which reached No. 31 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart.[12] A cover was released by Steve Wariner in 1978, which reached No. 76 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart.[13]
Emmylou Harris released a cover of the song in 1983, which reached No. 28 on the Billboard "Hot Country Singles" chart[14] and No. 14 on Canada's RPM "Country 50 Singles" chart.[15]
Chart performance
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 7 |
UK - Record Retailer | 4 |
UK - New Musical Express | 4 |
New Zealand - Lever Hit Parade | 7 |
Flemish Belgium | 15 |
Billboard - Hot R&B Sides | 16 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 18 |
Australia | 19 |
References
- ^ So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ The Everly Brothers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 15, 2015
- ^ "British Newsnotes", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 6
- ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 03-Nov-1960, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ The Everly Brothers - So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad), Ultratop. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ "The Billboard Hot R&B Sides", Billboard, October 24, 1960. p. 51
- ^ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of October 3, 1960 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006(Timestamp length)). Chart No. 179. CHUM. Accessed November 29, 2015.
- ^ David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending October 22, 1960
- ^ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, November 28, 1970. p. 46
- ^ "Top 50 RPM Country", RPM, Volume 14, No. 18, December 19, 1970. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - By: Connie Smith, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - By: Steve Wariner, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ So Sad to Watch Good Love Go Bad - By: Emmylou Harris, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ "Country 50 Singles", RPM, Volume 38, No. 26, August 27, 1983. Accessed August 9, 2015
- ^ "The Everly Brothers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.