This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)#Rod Stewart versions
{{Short description|1966 single by the Isley Brothers}}
{{redirect|This Old Heart of Mine|the album by The Isley Brothers|This Old Heart of Mine (album)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
| cover = Isleyoldheart.gif
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Isley Brothers
| album = This Old Heart of Mine
| B-side = There's No Love Left
| released = January 12, 1966
| recorded = Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 2:46
| label = Tamla
| writer = Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy
| producer = Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
| prev_title = Love Is a Wonderful Thing
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title = Take Some Time Out for Love
| next_year = 1966
}}
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" is a Holland–Dozier–Holland song that was a hit for American musical group the Isley Brothers in January 1966 during their brief tenure on Motown's Tamla label. Featuring Ronald Isley on lead vocal, "This Old Heart of Mine" peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=277}}
In the UK, the song originally reached number 47 in April 1966, but it re-charted in late 1968 and reached number three for two weeks in November, making it the group's highest charting UK single.{{cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6| page=383}}
Written by Motown's main songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland alongside Sylvia Moy, "This Old Heart of Mine", produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, was originally intended for The Supremes (who later recorded their own version for their 1966 album The Supremes A' Go-Go). The single was the group's only major hit while on Motown, whom they left in 1969 to restart their own T-Neck label.
Tammi Terrell originally recorded the song in a different arrangement, but it was not released until her Irresistible album released in January 1969.
The song was prominently featured in an episode of the hit 1980s show Moonlighting and was one of the tunes included on the show's hit soundtrack.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
- Background vocals by O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley
- Additional background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
- Written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and Sylvia Moy
- Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Baritone saxophone by Mike Terry{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/01/mike-terry-obituary|title=Obituary: Mike Terry|first=Richard|last=Williams|date=December 1, 2008|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=January 18, 2021}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Isley Brothers|title=This Old Heart of Mine|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=15776-606-1|access-date=November 18, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Rod Stewart versions
{{Infobox song
| name = This Old Heart of Mine
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rod Stewart
| album = Atlantic Crossing
| B-side = All In the Name of Rock 'n' Roll
| released = November 1975
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:04
| label = Riva
| writer = Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy
| producer = Tom Dowd
| prev_title = Sailing
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley
| album = Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
| released = {{start date|1989|10|30}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=49|date=October 28, 1989}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:12
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy
| producer = Bernard Edwards, Trevor Horn
| chronology = Rod Stewart
| prev_title = Dynamite
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Downtown Train
| next_year = 1989
}}
In 1975, English singer Rod Stewart released a remake of this song that charted in several markets. In 1989, he released another version—this time a duet of the song with Ronald Isley that reached number two on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Adult Contemporary charts of both Billboard and RPM. The later version was produced by Bernard Edwards and Trevor Horn and was released on Warner Records. Record World said that Stewart's version "[remains] faithful to the
original, yet [adds] enough rasp and thrust to call it all his own."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=December 13, 1975|accessdate=March 8, 2023|title=Single Picks|page=18|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/75/RW-1975-12-13.pdf}}
=Charts=
==1975 solo version==
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!Chart (1975) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=This Old Heart of Mine|rowheader=true|access-date=July 18, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|4|date=19751206|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|83|artist=Rod Stewart|song=This Old Heart of Mine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|41|artist=Rod Stewart|song=This Old Heart of Mine|year=1975|songid=131837|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
==1989 version with Ronald Isley==
Weekly charts
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!Chart (1989–1990) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=267}}
|94 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders|29|artist=Rod Stewart feat. Ronald Isley|song=This Old Heart of Mine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=1243|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=7982|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|25|song=This Old Heart of Mine|rowheader=true|access-date=July 18, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|49|artist=Rod Stewart feat. Ronald Isley|song=This Old Heart of Mine|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|UK|51|date=1989118|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019|refname="uk1989"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Rod Stewart|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Rod Stewart|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|West Germany|51|artist=Rod Stewart feat. Ronald Isley|song=This Old Heart of Mine|songid=6864|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2019}} |
Year-end charts
References
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{{Rod Stewart songs}}
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