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Wikipedia article




"'Blame It On Your Heart'" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Kostas, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in April 1993 as the first single from her album 'Only What I Feel'. A cover version by Deborah Allen was featured prominently in the 1993 film 'The Thing Called Love'.

David Keith played the ex-boyfriend in the video.

"Blame It On Your Heart" was also recorded by Heidi Raye and released on Harlan Howard Records.

Content



The song and its video describes an ex-boyfriend who has "a lying, cheating, cold dead-beating, two-timing, double-dealing, mean-mistreating, loving" heart that he should blame for whatever backstabbing he gets from any other woman he does to what he did to its narrator.

Chart performance





The song charted for 20 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of June 19, 1993.

Year-end charts



Music video



The music video for "Blame It on Your Heart" was directed by Sherman Halsey, and premiered in early 1993.

Covers



* Allison Iraheta on American Idol Season 8 sang this song during Grand Ole Opry Week.

* River Phoenix also performed this song in the 1993 film, 'The Thing Called Love', one of his final films before his death.

* Angela Watson performed the song on a Step By Step episode titled "Don't Ask".

* Kiefer Sutherland performed the song on his second album "Reckless & Me" in 2019.

* The Mavericks covered this song on the 2019 release The Mavericks Play the Hits.

References



Category:1993 singles

Category:1993 songs

Category:Patty Loveless songs

Category:Songs written by Kostas (songwriter)

Category:Songs written by Harlan Howard

Category:Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr.

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey

Category:Deborah Allen songs

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