Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache explained

Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache
Cover:The Bandwagon Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Bandwagon
Album:Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon
B-Side:Dancin' Master
Genre:Soul
Label:
Producer:
  • Sandy Linzer
  • Denny Randell
Prev Title:Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music
Prev Year:1967
Next Title:You
Next Year:1968

"Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache" is a song written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and recorded by American soul group the Bandwagon, later known as Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon. Whilst it was not very successful in the US, it was much more successful in the UK, where it peaked at number 4 on the Singles Chart and was awarded a silver disc for 250,000 sales there.

Release

The Bandwagon's debut single "Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music" had been a hit in several US states, but failed to chart nationally. However, "Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache" fared marginally better, peaking at number 115 on the Billboard chart and number 100 on the Cash Box chart. It was released in June 1968 with the B-side "Dancin' Master", with both sides written and produced by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and arranged by Charles Calello.[1] It was released in the UK over a month later, but did not enter the Singles Chart until the third week of October, reaching its peak five weeks later and spending a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.[2] "Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache" has been re-released several times in the UK, notably peaking at number 56 in September 1974.

Track listing

7": Epic / 5-10352

  1. "Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache" – 2:34
  2. "Dancin' Master" – 2:47

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (Billboard)[3] 115
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 100
US Top 50 in R&B Locations (Cash Box)20

Cover versions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache. 45cataccess-date=2022-02-23. 2022-02-23. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605141159/https://www.45cat.com/record/510352. live.
  2. Web site: The Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache. 45cat. 2022-02-23. 2016-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324095758/http://www.45cat.com/record/583670. live.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 9780898200478. 14.
  4. 17 August 1968. Cash Box Top 100. Cash Box. 4, 46. 21 July 2021. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613190707/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1968/CB-1968-08-17.pdf. live.
  5. 7 September 1974. Star Breakers. Record Mirror. 3. 23 February 2022. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006150945/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/74/Record-Mirror-1974-09-07.pdf. live.
  6. Web site: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno. 45cat. 2022-02-23. 2021-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321145700/http://www.45cat.com/record/r6033. live.
  7. Web site: Bram Tchaikovsky - Funland. Discogs. 1981 . en. 2022-02-23. 2022-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223224541/https://www.discogs.com/release/1655236-Bram-Tchaikovsky-Funland. live.
  8. Web site: Edwin Starr - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache. Discogs. 1990 . en. 2022-02-23. 2022-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223224601/https://www.discogs.com/release/2231893-Edwin-Starr-Breaking-Down-The-Walls-Of-Heartache. live.
  9. Web site: Various - Rocketman (Music From The Motion Picture). Discogs. 7 August 2019 . en. 2022-02-23. 2022-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223224543/https://www.discogs.com/release/13996196-Various-Rocketman-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture. live.

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