Broken Hearted Me
| "Broken Hearted Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Anne Murray | ||||
| from the album I'll Always Love You | ||||
| B-side | "Why Don't You Stick Around" | |||
| Released | September 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country, Adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Randy Goodrum | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Ed Norman | |||
| Anne Murray singles chronology | ||||
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"Broken Hearted Me" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, originally recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley in 1978, and later covered by Canadian country and pop music singer Anne Murray. It was released in September 1979 as the first single from her album I'll Always Love You. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December, and was the third chart-topper for her during the year.
Chart success
"Broken Hearted Me" was Murray's fourth No. 1 single on the country chart,[1] and seventh overall on the American music charts (counting "You Needed Me", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, and "Snowbird" and "Danny's Song", both of which reached the top of the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart).
In addition, "Broken Hearted Me" just missed the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at No. 12. Three of her other singles — "A Love Song", "I Just Fall in Love Again" and "Daydream Believer" — also reached the same summit on the Hot 100.On the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart, "Broken Hearted Me" spent five weeks at No. 1 during the late fall of 1979. In doing so, Murray had her fifth No. 1 AC hit.[2]
In her home country, the song reached #15 on the Canadian Pop chart; #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and it became Murray's twelfth #1 song on the Canadian Country chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| Preceded by "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love" by Lobo |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single October 13, 1979 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "You're Only Lonely" by J.D. Souther |
| Preceded by "Come with Me" by Waylon Jennings |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 1, 1979 |
Succeeded by "I Cheated Me Right Out of You" by Moe Bandy |
| Preceded by "You Decorated My Life" by Kenny Rogers |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 24, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Come with Me" by Waylon Jennings |
Cover versions
Hong Kong pop singer Alan Tam included a Cantonese version of the song called 情不變 (English: Love Without Change) in his 1987 album Portrait on the Wall.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 242.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 176.
