| "Heartbreak Express" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Heartbreak Express | ||||
| B-side | "Act Like a Fool" | |||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer | Greg Perry | |||
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"Heartbreak Express" is a song, written and performed by Dolly Parton that served as the title song of her 1982 album, Heartbreak Express, and peaked at #7 on the U.S. country chart.[1] The song, in which a woman bids farewell to an ill-fated relationship and departs on the "Heartbreak Express", was released in May 1982 as the album's second single, following the success of 'Single Women".
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" by Merle Haggard |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 21, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Some Memories Just Won't Die" by Marty Robbins |