Operation Heartbreak Explained

Operation Heartbreak
Type:single
Artist:Aretha Franklin
A-Side:Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
Released:September 1961
Genre:Soul
Label:Columbia Records 42157
Prev Title:Are You Sure
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:I Surrender, Dear
Next Year:1962

"Operation Heartbreak" is a song written by Al Kasha, Alan Thomas, and Curtis Williams and performed by Aretha Franklin. The song reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1961.[1]

The song's A-side, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Chart performance

Aretha Franklin

Notes and References

  1. http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=2813&artist=Aretha+Franklin&title=Operation+Heartbreak Aretha Franklin, "Operation Heartbreak" chart position
  2. http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=2814&artist=Aretha+Franklin&title=Rock-A-Bye+Your+Baby+with+a+Dixie+Melody Aretha Franklin, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" chart position