Heartbreak U.S.A. Explained

Heartbreak U.S.A.
Type:single
Artist:Kitty Wells
Album:Heartbreak U.S.A.
B-Side:There Must Be Another Way to Live
Released:April 1961
Genre:Country
Length:2:35
Label:Decca
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:The Other Cheek
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Day Into Night
Next Year:1961

"Heartbreak U.S.A." is a 1961 song by Kitty Wells. The single became one of Wells' most successful releases as a solo artist. "Heartbreak U.S.A." was Kitty Wells' third and final number one on the US country singles chart, staying at the top spot for four weeks during a twenty-three week chart run.[1] The B-side of "Heartbreak U.S.A.", entitled "There Must Be Another Way to Live", reached number twenty on the country chart.

Cover versions

Jeanne Black released a version of the song as a single in November 1961, but it did not chart.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 377.
  2. Web site: Jeanne Black, "Heartbreak U.S.A." Single Release. November 26, 2016.