Somewhere in My Broken Heart

"Somewhere in My Broken Heart"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Young Man
B-side "Young Man"
Released 1991
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:19
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s) Billy Dean, Richard Leigh
Producer(s) Tom Shapiro, Chuck Howard
Billy Dean singles chronology
"Only Here for a Little While"
(1990)
"Somewhere in My Broken Heart"
(1991)
"You Don't Count the Cost"
(1991)

"Somewhere in My Broken Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in 1991 as the second single from the album Young Man. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Before Dean released his version, Randy Travis recorded the song on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back.[2] The song was written by Dean and Richard Leigh.

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in mid-1991, co-starring Margie Lazo.

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 18
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 18
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 9
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 21

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 101.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "No Holdin' Back review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1667." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1586." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 3, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. "Billy Dean Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Billy Dean.
  6. "Billy Dean Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Dean.
  7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  8. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

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