| You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dionne Warwick |
| Album: | Make Way for Dionne Warwick |
| B-Side: | A House is Not a Home |
| Released: | August 1964 |
| Genre: | Soul, pop |
| Label: | Scepter 1282 |
| Producer: | Burt Bacharach Hal David |
| Prev Title: | Walk On By |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Reach Out for Me |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David. It was originally recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by the Stylistics in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover.
Dionne Warwick recorded "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" in 1964, and released it as the second single release from her third studio album. The song was an international hit, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 28 on the Cash Box Top 100. It did better elsewhere, peaking at number 20 in the UK and at number 15 in Canada. The B-side, "A House Is Not a Home", was also a chart hit, reaching number 71 on Billboard, number 50 on Cash Box and number 37 in Canada.
| Chart (1964) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 32 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[1] | 15 | |
| UK[2] | 20 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 34 | |
| US Billboard R&B[3] | 10 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[4] | 28 |
| You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stylistics |
| Album: | Round 2 |
| B-Side: | If You Don't Watch Out |
| Released: | May 1973 |
| Genre: | Soul, pop |
| Length: | 3:38 |
| Label: | Avco 4618 |
| Producer: | Thom Bell |
| Prev Title: | Break Up to Make Up |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Rockin' Roll Baby |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
The Stylistics covered the song "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" in 1973. It was the third and final single from their second album. Their version was yet more successful in the US, peaking at number 23 on Billboard and number 16 on Cash Box. It was also an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four.
| Chart (1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 83 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 35 | |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 38 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 23 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 4 | |
| US Billboard R&B | 8 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 16 |
