This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)

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"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"
Single by The Isley Brothers
from the album This Old Heart of Mine
Released	January 12, 1966
Format	7" single
Recorded	Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1965
Genre	Soul/pop
Length	2:46
Label	Tamla 54128
Writer(s)	Holland-Dozier-Holland Sylvia Moy
Producer(s)	Brian Holland Lamont Dozier
Chart positions
#11 (US Pop Singles) #6 (US R&B Singles) #3 (UK Singles Chart)
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"Wild As A Tiger" (1965)	"This Old Heart of Mine (is Weak for You)" (1966)	"Take Some Time Out for Love" (1966)

"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" was a successful hit single for The Isley Brothers in 1966 (see 1966 in music), during their brief tenure on Motown's Tamla label. Written by Motown's main songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland alongside Sylvia Moy, "This Old Heart of Mine", produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, was originally intended for The Supremes (who later recorded their own version for their Supremes A' Go-Go album).

Featuring Ronald Isley on lead vocal, "This Old Heart of Mine" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number-six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The single was the group's only major hit while on Motown, and in 1969 the Isleys left Motown to restart their own T-Neck label. In 1976, Rod Stewart released a remake of this song that met with some success. Twenty-four years after the original recording, Ronald Isley and Rod Stewart released a Top 10 duet version of the song in 1990.

[edit] Credits

• Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
• Background vocals by O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley
• Additional background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
• Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and Slyvia Moy
• Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers