"Humpty Dumpty Heart", also known as "(I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart", is a country music song written and sung by Hank Thompson (with backing from His Brazos Valley Boys) and released on the Capitol label. In January 1948, it reached No. 3 on the Billboard folk juke box charts.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 6 record on Billboard's 1948 year-end folk record sellers chart.[2] Thompson's recording was "estimated to have sold a million".[3]
| "Humpty Dumpty Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Hank Thompson | ||||
| B-side | "Today" | |||
| Released | 1948 | |||
| Recorded | 1948 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:05 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hank Thompson | |||
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There are at least two other popular songs titled "Humpty Dumpty Heart"
- "Humpty Dumpty Heart" written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen song was recorded by Bing Crosby, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Kay Kyser, among others.
- "Humpty Dumpty Heart" written by Henry Boye was recorded by LaVern Baker.
References
edit- ^ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 319. ISBN 0823076326.
- ^ "The Year's Top Folk Records". The Billboard. January 1, 1949. p. 17.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.