Heartbreak U.S.A.

"Heartbreak U.S.A."
Single by Kitty Wells
from the album Heartbreak U.S.A.
B-side	"There Must Be Another Way to Live"
Released	April 1961
Genre	Country
Length	2:35
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Kitty Wells singles chronology
"The Other Cheek" (1961) "Heartbreak U.S.A." (1961) "Day Into Night" (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.[1] 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

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides	1

Cover versions

Jeanne Black released a version of the song as a single in November 1961, but it did not chart.[2]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 377.
2. "Jeanne Black, "Heartbreak U.S.A." Single Release". Retrieved November 26, 2016.