It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song)
1962 single by Johnny Tillotson
"It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Tillotson | ||||
from the album It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | ||||
B-side | "She Gave Sweet Love To Me" | |||
Released | May 1962 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Cadence 1418 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Tillotson | |||
Johnny Tillotson singles chronology | ||||
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"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' Funny Way Of Laughing. It has been recorded by many other artists.[1]
Notable cover versions
- Bobby Darin - You're the Reason I'm Living (1963).[2]
- Shelley Fabares - The Things We Did Last Summer (1962).[3]
- Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970).[4]
- Billy Joe Royal - a single release in 1988.
- Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969).[5]
- Margaret Whiting - a single release in 1968.[6] Included in her album Pop Country (1967).[7]
- Slim Whitman - Country Songs / City Hits (1964).[8]
- Wanda Jackson - Encore (2021).[9]
Chart performance
Johnny Tillotson
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 3 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles | 6 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 31 |
Margaret Whiting
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] | 15 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] | 28 |
Billy Joe Royal
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 17 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[16] | 15 |
References
- ^ "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' with Joan Jett". Rolling Stone. 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 12, 1988.
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