"In the Middle of a Heartache"
Single by Wanda Jackson
from the album Wonderful Wanda
B-side"I'd Be Ashamed"
ReleasedSeptember 1961
RecordedApril 20, 1961
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
GenreCountry, Nashville sound
Length2:34
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Laurie Christenson, Pat Franzese, Wanda Jackson[2]
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Wanda Jackson singles chronology
"Right or Wrong"
(1961)		 "In the Middle of a Heartache"
(1961)		 "A Little Bitty Tear"
(1961)

"In the Middle of a Heartache"' is a song written by Laurie Christenson, Pat Franzese, and Wanda Jackson. The song was recorded by Wanda Jackson, an American country, rock, and Christian artist.

Background

The song was recorded specifically on April 20, 1961 at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Three additional songs were recorded on the songs including her follow-up single to "Heartache" entitled, "A Little Bitty Tear". The session was produced by Ken Nelson.[1]

Chart performance

"In the Middle of a Heartache" was officially released as a single in September 1961, peaking at number six on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country and Western Sides chart in early 1962. In addition, the single peaked at number twenty seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jackson's third and final top-forty song on that chart. "In the Middle of a Heartache" was Jackson's highest-charting single on the Billboard country songs chart and the Hot 100 as well. It is also her final top-ten hit to date.[3]

Charts

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Australia Top 100 Singles (Kent Music Report)[4] 73
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 27
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 6

References

  1. 1 2 "Wanda Jackson discography, part one". Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "classic-country-song-lyrics.com". classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  4. ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  5. ↑ "Wanda Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wanda Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.



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