Heartbreak U.S.A.
{{Infobox song
| name = Heartbreak U.S.A.
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kitty Wells
| album = Heartbreak U.S.A.
| B-side = There Must Be Another Way to Live
| released = April 1961
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| recorded =
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| genre = Country
| length =2:35
| label = Decca
| writer = Harlan Howard
| producer = Owen Bradley
| prev_title = The Other Cheek
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Day Into Night
| next_year = 1961
}}
"Heartbreak U.S.A." is a 1961 song by Kitty Wells. The single became one of Wells' most successful releases as a solo artist. "Heartbreak U.S.A." was Kitty Wells' third and final number one on the US country singles chart, staying at the top spot for four weeks during a twenty-three week chart run.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=377}} The B-side of "Heartbreak U.S.A.", entitled "There Must Be Another Way to Live", reached number twenty on the country chart.
Chart performance
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! Chart (1961) ! Peak |
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides
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Cover versions
Jeanne Black released a version of the song as a single in November 1961, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Jeanne Black, "Heartbreak U.S.A." Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/4654us|accessdate=November 26, 2016}}
Dottie West recorded a cover in 1964.
References
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{{Kitty Wells}}
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Category:Songs written by Harlan Howard
Category:Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley
Category:Decca Records singles
Category:Capitol Records singles
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