| Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right) | |
| Cover: | Your_Heart_Turned_Left_And_I_Was_on_the_Right.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Jones |
| Album: | George Jones Sings More New Favorites |
| B-Side: | My Tears Are Overdue |
| Released: | 1963 |
| Recorded: | 1963 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:16 |
| Label: | United Artists |
| Producer: | Pappy Daily |
| Prev Title: | You Comb Her Hair |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Where Does a Little Tear Come From |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
"Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" is a song by George Jones and written by Harlan Howard. It was originally released in 1956 as "Your Heart" on his Grand Ole Opry's New Star album. It was re-released on his 1964 album, Sings More New Favorites, as "You're Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)", and released as a single in January 1964, reaching the number 5 position on the Billboard country singles chart, and number 7 on the Cashbox Magazine country top 50 chart.[1] [2]
At this point in his career, Jones had taken his place as one of the premiere balladeers of country music, but he always retained a soft spot for novelty numbers going back to his first recordings for Starday in the mid-fifties. "I've always tried to be versatile," he reflected in the 1989 video biography Same Ole Me. "I've always tried to do up-tempos, novelties, and ballads."[3] The single was Jones' third top ten hit in a row.
See main article: George Jones albums discography and George Jones and Tammy Wynette discography.