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Heartbreaker (Dolly Parton song)

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"Heartbreaker" is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Wolfert, and recorded by American country singer Randy Gurley and later by American entertainer Dolly Parton.

Randy Gurley version

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"Heartbreaker"
Song by Randy Gurley
B-side"Louisville"
ReleasedNovember 1977
Length3:00
LabelABC Dot DO-17728
Songwriter(s)Carole Bayer Sager / David Wolfert
Producer(s)Harold Bradley
Randy Gurley singles chronology
"Heartbreaker"
(1977) 		"Let Me Be the One"
(1978)

Randy Gurley's version backed with "Louisville" was produced by Harold Bradley and released on ABC 4200 in November 1977.[1][2][3]

Reception

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The song was one of the seven recommended singles in the Country section of the Top Single Picks for the week ending November 12, 1977.[4]

It was reviewed in the November 12, 1977 issue of Cash Box. The reviewer said that programmers who wanted to add a touch of "New breed" in country will find Randy Gurley with strings very appropriate. Her potential was also noted.[5]

One of the Country Single Picks of the November 12 issue of Record World, the reviewer said that she made a great reading of the pop song, and her strong expressive vocals should launch it.[6]

Airplay

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The November issue of The Gavin Report recorded Gurley's being on the playlists of KFDI in Wichita.[7] and KXOL in Fort Worth[8]

Randy Gurley's being added to the playlists of KBET in Reno, Nevada,[9] and KKYX in San Antonio, Texas was recorded by Radio & Records in the magazine's 18 November issue.[10]

The December issue of The Gavin Report recorded Gurley being on the playlists of KLAK in Denver,[11] KXOL in Fort Worth,[12] and WBHP in Huntsville.,[13]

Chart

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"Heartbreaker" made its debut at no. 95 in the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart on the week of 26 November 1977.[14] It held that position for one more week.[15]

Summary

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Chart (1978) Peak
Position
US Top 100 Country (Cash Box) 95[16]

Dolly Parton version

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"Heartbreaker"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Heartbreaker
B-side"Sure Thing"
ReleasedJuly 24, 1978
Recorded1978
GenreCountry, pop
Length3:36
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert
Producer(s)Gary Klein
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Two Doors Down" / "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
(1978) 		"Heartbreaker"
(1978) 		"Baby I'm Burnin'"
(1978)

It was released in July 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Heartbreaker. The song topped the U.S. country singles chart, for three consecutive weeks, in mid-1978.[17] "Heartbreaker" also peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Easy Listening chart.[18]

Chart performance

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Weekly

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 34
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 41
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [20] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 12

Year-End

Chart (1978) Peak
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[25] 5

References

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  1. ^ Music Week, February 4, 1978 - Page 41 ABC Records, ABC 4200 RANDY GURLEY/Heartbreaker/Louisville
  2. ^ Billboard, November 12, 1977 - Page 100 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Country, recommended RANDY GURLEY- Heartbreaker (3:00)
  3. ^ Cash Box, November 12, 1977 - Page 40 Country Singles Reviews ~ Albums Reviews, RANDY GURLEY (ABC -Dot DO -17728)
  4. ^ Billboard, November 12, 1977 - Page 100 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Country, recommended RANDY GURLEY- Heartbreaker (3:00)
  5. ^ Cash Box, November 12, 1977 - Page 40 Country Singles Reviews ~ Albums Reviews, RANDY GURLEY (ABC -Dot DO -17728)
  6. ^ Record World, November 12, 1977 - Page 84 COUNTRY SINGLE PICKS, RANDY GURLEY-ABC/Dot 17728
  7. ^ The Gavin Report, # 1176 November 4, 1977 - -6- (11/11/77) Roundup (cont'd. from pg. 5), Wichita (Don Walton-KFDI). R.Gurley
  8. ^ The Gavin Report, # 1176 November 4, 1977 - -6- (11/18 /77) Roundup (cont,d. from pg. 5), Ft. Worth (Tom Wayne-KXOL), R.Gurley
  9. ^ Radio & Records, Volume 5, Number 43 Friday November 18, 1977 - Page 52 Country Regional Adds, West, KBET Reno, Nv.
  10. ^ Radio & Records, Volume 5, Number 43 Friday November 18, 1977 - Page 52 Country Regional Adds, South, KKYX San Antonio, Tx.
  11. ^ The Gavin Report, (12/2/77) - -5- (12/2/77) Country Music, Roundup, Denver, Bill Ashford-KLAK R.Gurley
  12. ^ The Gavin Report, (12/2/77) - -6- (2.2/9,77) Roundup (cont'd. from pg. 5) Ft.Worth (Tom Wayne-KXOL) Rq-R.Gurley.
  13. ^ The Gavin Report, (12/2/77) - -6- (12/16/77) Roundup (cont' d. from pg. 5), Huntsville (Rick Warren-WBHP) Pl-R. Gurley
  14. ^ Cash Box, November 26, 1977 - Page 51 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY November 26, 1977, 95 HEARTBREAKER, 19/11 _, Wks 1
  15. ^ Cash Box, December 3, 1977 - Page 29 CASH BOX TOP 100 COUNTRY December 3, 1977, 95 HEARTBREAKER, 11/26 95, Weeks On Chart 2
  16. ^ #Records And Charts - Randy Gurley, 3 Heartbreaker
  17. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
  18. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 190.
  19. ^ "Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  21. ^ "Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  25. ^ "Billboard Hot Country Songs - Year-End Charts (1978)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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