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He Broke Your Memory Last Night

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Wikipedia article




"'He Broke Your Memory Last Night'" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from the album 'Just a Little Love'. The song became a top 20 hit on the American country music chart.

Background and content



In 1983, Reba McEntire got an early release from recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records. With two number one hits, McEntire felt the need to take more control of her career and switched to MCA Records. Her first single for the label would be "Just a Little Love", which was recorded in a familiar country pop style McEntire disliked. This same formula would be repeated for her album of the same name, which included "He Broke Your Memory Last Night". The song was written by Bucky Jones and Dickey Lee. The track was then recorded in November 1983 at Music City Hall, a studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was produced by Norro Wilson. AllMusic's William Ruhlmann found that the song showed evidence that McEntire was "in more of a contemporary country direction", unlike the rest of her 1984 album.

Release and chart performance



"He Broke Your Memory Last Night" was first released on 'Just a Little Love'. In June 1984, it was spawned as the album's second single. On the B-side was "If Only", which was also included on the album. It spent a total of 20 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart, eventually reaching number 15 in September 1984. It became McEntire's major hit (and second single rleease) with the MCA label. In Canada, the song reached the top 20 on the 'RPM' Country Tracks chart, climbing to number 19.

Track listing



'7" vinyl single'

* "He Broke Your Memory Last Night" 2:50

* "If Only" 3:39

Charts



References



Category:1984 singles

Category:1984 songs

Category:Reba McEntire songs

Category:Songs written by Bucky Jones

Category:Songs written by Dickey Lee

Category:Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson

Category:MCA Records singles

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