It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song) explained

It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Tillotson
Album:	It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
B-Side:	She Gave Sweet Love To Me
Released:	May 1962
Genre:	Country
Label:	Cadence 1418
Prev Title:	Dreamy Eyes
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Next Year:	1962

"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' Funny Way Of Laughing. It has been recorded by many other artists.^[1]

Notable cover versions

• Bobby Darin - You're the Reason I'm Living (1963).^[2]
• Shelley Fabares - The Things We Did Last Summer (1962).^[3]
• Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970).^[4]
• Billy Joe Royal - a single release in 1988.
• Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969).^[5]
• Margaret Whiting - a single release in 1968.^[6] Included in her album Pop Country (1967).^[7]
• Slim Whitman - Country Songs / City Hits (1964).^[8]
• Wanda Jackson - Encore (2021).^[9]

Chart performance

Billy Joe Royal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Second Hand Songs . secondhandsongs.com . January 9, 2019.
2. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . January 9, 2019.
3. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . January 9, 2019.
4. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . January 9, 2019.
5. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . January 9, 2019.
6. Web site: 45cat.com . 45cat.com . January 9, 2019.
7. Web site: Discogs.com . Discogs.com . 1967 . January 9, 2019.
8. Web site: Discogs.com . Discogs.com . 1964 . January 9, 2019.
9. Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' with Joan Jett. Rolling Stone. 28 June 2021.
10. Web site: RPM 100 Country Singles. RPM. November 12, 1988.