Heartaches (song)

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"Heartaches" is a popular song with music by Al Hoffman and lyrics by John Clenner. The song was published in 1931.

The biggest recorded version of the song was by the Ted Weems Orchestra, with Elmo Tanner whistling. The recording was made in 1933 but subsequently revived (not in a new recording, but in the original 1933 recorded version) fourteen years later. This recording was jointly released by Decca Records as catalog number 25017 and by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2175. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 21, 1947 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. ^[1]

The recording by Harry James was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37305. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 18, 1947 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. ^[1] This was his last charting hit.

A radically altered arrangement of "Heartaches" also became popular in 1961 as a version by The Marcels was released as a followup to their U.S. hit "Blue Moon". Although the Marcels' "Heartaches" single failed to match the #1 position on the U.S. singles charts achieved by "Blue Moon", "Heartaches" reached the Top 10 (peaking at #7) and eventually sold over one million copies worldwide. In addition to a vocal hook similar to that of "Blue Moon", the Marcels added to the introduction of the recording of "Heartaches" the group saying, then singing, "Watch out! Here we go again..."

In 1963, Allan Sherman produced a parody version titled "Headaches," a commentary on television aspirin commercials. In the middle of the whistled part, a kid named Tom Greenleigh shrieks, "Mommy, can't you keep Daddy's car out of the driveway?!"

[edit] Recorded versions

• Jack Hylton and his orchestra (vocal: Pat O’Malley)
• Laurindo Almeida
• Chet Atkins
• Kenny Ball
• Pat Boone
• Ruby Braff
• Patsy Cline
• The Country Gentlemen
• Billy Daniels
• Dukes of Dixieland
• Exotic Guitars
• Connie Francis
• Dexter Gordon
• Marty Grosz
• Tiny Hill & His Hilltoppers
• Eddy Howar
• Harry James
• Sonny James
• Barney Kessel
• Frankie Laine
• Bert Lown
• The Maxes
• Magic Organ
• The Marcels
• Clyde McPhatter
• The Migil 5
• Jimmy Roselli
• Ruby & the Romantics
• Jimmy Rushing
• Rocky Sharpe
• Somethin' Smith
• The String-A-Longs
• Billy Vaughn
• Ted Weems

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research. 

Preceded by "Managua, Nicaragua" by Freddy Martin

U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores number-one single March 15–May 31, 1947

Succeeded by "Mam'selle" by Art Lund