Break-Up (Jerry Lee Lewis song)

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"Break-Up"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano
from the album Jerry Lee's Greatest!
A-side "Break-Up"
"I'll Make It All Up to You"
ReleasedAugust 1958
Genre Rock and roll
Label Sun
Songwriter(s) Charlie Rich
Producer(s) Shelby Singleton
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Breathless" / "Down the Line"
(1958)
"Break-Up" / "I'll Make It All Up to You "
(1958)
"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" / "It Hurt Me So"
(1958)

"Break-Up" is a song written by Charlie Rich and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with "I'll Make It All Up to You" on the other side, in 1958 on Sun Records.

Contents

Track listing

7" single (Sun 303, 1958) [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Break-Up"2:33
2."I'll Make It All Up To You"2:59

Charts

Chart (1958–1964)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [2] Tip
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 52

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