| Bless Your Heart | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Freddie Hart |
| Album: | Bless Your Heart |
| B-Side: | Conscience Makes Coward (Of Us All) |
| Released: | June 1972 (U.S.) |
| Recorded: | April 11, 1972 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 1:56 |
| Label: | Capitol 3353 |
| Producer: | Earl Ball |
| Prev Title: | My Hang-Up Is You |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Got the All-Overs For You |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"Bless Your Heart" is a song made famous by country music singer Freddie Hart, and was the title track to Hart's 1972 album. The song was his third No. 1 song on the country chart.[1]
Country music writer Tom Roland wrote that the homonymy of Hart's last name ("Hart" and "heart") and the use of a common phrase ("bless your heart") in the lyrics provided the basis for the song,[2] which is about a man who - despite his failings and feelings of unworthiness - expresses deep gratitude that his wife still loves him.As the song grew in popularity, wrote Roland, Hart's fans "began saying it more and more in conjunction with (Hart) on stage."
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |