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Broken Hearted Me
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Wikipedia article
"'Broken Hearted Me'" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, originally recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley earlier that year, for their album 'Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive', and later covered by Canadian country and pop music singer Anne Murray. It was released in September 1979 as the first single from her album 'I'll Always Love You'. The song reached No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart in December, and was her third chart-topper for the year. She also recorded a version of the song in Spanish, which was released on vinyl, and later on CD.
Chart success
"Broken Hearted Me" was Murray's fourth No. 1 single on the country chart, and seventh overall on the American music charts (counting "You Needed Me", which topped the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in 1978, and "Snowbird" and "Danny's Song", both of which reached the top of the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart).
In addition, "Broken Hearted Me" just missed the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at No. 12. Three of her other singles "A Love Song", "I Just Fall in Love Again" and "Daydream Believer" also reached the same summit on the Hot 100. On the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary Singles chart, "Broken Hearted Me" spent five weeks at No. 1 during the late fall of 1979. In doing so, Murray had her fifth No. 1 AC hit.
In her home country, the song reached No. 15 on the Canadian Pop chart; No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and it became Murray's twelfth No. 1 song on the Canadian Country chart.
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References
Category:1979 singles
Category:Songs written by Randy Goodrum
Category:England Dan & John Ford Coley songs
Category:Anne Murray songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:1979 songs
Category:Songs about heartache
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