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Hurt (Roy Hamilton song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Hurt'" is a 1954 song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. "Hurt" was originally performed by Roy Hamilton, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. A version by Ricky Denell also received considerable radio airplay in 1954 on pop radio stations. The song is considered to be the signature hit of Timi Yuro, whose version went to number four on the 'Billboard' pop chart in 1961. Juice Newton's 1985 version scored number one on 'Billboard's Country chart.
Cover versions
*In 1961, Timi Yuro's version of "Hurt" reached No. 4 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, while reaching No. 2 on 'Billboard's Easy Listening chart[http://www.billboard.com/artist/429971/timi-yuro/chart?f=341 Timi Yuro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015 and No. 22 on the R&B chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=46166 Hurt - By: Timi Yuro], 'MusicVF.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015
*In 1964, Little Anthony and the Imperials recorded a version on their album,"Goin' Out Of My Head". This version was a chart hit, reaching #51 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, 2 years later (1966).[http://www.billboard.com/artist/307578/little-anthony-imperials/chart Little Anthony & the Imperials - Chart History - The Hot 100], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015
*In 1967, Dalida - A qui? (Hurt).
*In 1967, the Italian singer Fausto Leali had a personal triumph with a local version entitled "A chi" ("To whom"): it was the top record of the year in Italy.
*In 1973, Bobby Vinton released a version of "Hurt". Vinton's version reached No. 1 in Flemish Belgium,[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/73c26/Bobby-Vinton-Hurt Bobby Vinton - Hurt], 'Ultratop'. Accessed October 25, 2015 while reaching No. 3 in the Netherlands,[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bobby+Vinton&titel=Hurt&cat=s Bobby Vinton - Hurt], 'Dutch Charts'. Retrieved October 25, 2015 and No. 40 on 'Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[http://www.billboard.com/artist/295525/bobby-vinton/chart?page=1&f=341 Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015 The song appeared in 1974 on his album 'With Love'.
*In 1976, Elvis Presley covered the song. Presley's version reached No. 28 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100,[http://www.billboard.com/artist/301690/elvis-presley/chart Elvis Presley - Chart History - The Hot 100], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015 while reaching No. 7 on 'Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[http://www.billboard.com/artist/301690/elvis-presley/chart?f=341 Elvis Presley - Chart History - Adult Contemporary], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015 No. 6 on 'Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=14375 Hurt - By: Elvis Presley], 'MusicVF.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015 and No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13107/elvis-presley/ Elvis Presley - Full Official Chart History], 'Official Charts Company'. Accessed October 25, 2015 Rock critic Greil Marcus described his performance of that song as "apocalyptic", while fellow reviewer Dave Marsh said of it "If he felt the way he sounded, the wonder isn't that he had only a year left to live but that he managed to survive that long." He sang the song on stage 159 times, usually performing it with a reprise. In four of these instances, in Birmingham, Alabama, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Chicago, he ended it by going to the floor intentionally while simultaneously delivering a seven-second uninterrupted note.
*In 1976, The Manhattans also covered the song in their album 'The Manhattans'. Their version reached No. 10 on 'Billboard's R&B chart, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=43732 Hurt - By: The Manhattans], 'MusicVF.com'. Accessed October 25, 2015
*In 1981, Carly Simon covered the song on her 'Torch' album and it was released as the only single.
*In 1986, Juice Newton had her third number-one country hit with her version of "Hurt." Newton's is the only version of "Hurt" to become a #1 hit in the United States.
*In 1988, Peabo Bryson covered the song on his Positive album.
*In 2000, Filipino Singer Mae Rivera made a Tagalog version titled Aray
*In 2003 Italian singer Francesco De Gregori sings "A chi", cover of "Hurt" on the CD "Mix"
*In 2015 Patrizio Buanne covered the song in an Italian/English version entitled 'A Chi (Hurt)' for his album 'Viva la Dolce Vita'.
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Category:Song recordings produced by Richard Landis
Category:Songs written by Jimmie Crane
Category:Songs written by Al Jacobs
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