Breaking Up Somebody's Home

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"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Ann Peebles
from the album Straight from the Heart
B-side "Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness"
Released1972
Studio Hi
Genre R&B
Songwriter(s) Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s) Willie Mitchell
Ann Peebles singles chronology
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love"
(1971)
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
(1972)
"Somebody's on Your Case"
(1972)

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (titled "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight" for the album version) is a song written by Al Jackson Jr. and Timothy Matthews, originally recorded by Ann Peebles for her 1971 album Straight from the Heart. It was a successful single for Albert King and was later performed by Bette Midler, Etta James, Gov't Mule, and others.

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Ann Peebles version

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" appeared on Peebles' third studio album, Straight from the Heart in 1971 as "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight". She released it as a single under the shortened, more common title, "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" the same year. This version peaked at #13 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to make the Hot 100. [1] The song was produced by Willie Mitchell, Peebles' long-time collaborator at Hi Records.

Peebles also performed the song on her 2022 live album Live in Memphis, which was recorded on February 7, 1992, at the Peabody Hotel. She was accompanied by the Hi Rhythm Section. The album was released by Memphis International Records.

Albert King version

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Albert King
from the album I'll Play the Blues for You
B-side "Little Brother (Make a Way)"
Released1972
Studio Stax
Genre Funk, Soul, Blues
Songwriter(s) Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s) Allen Jones, Henry Bush
Albert King singles chronology
"I'll Play the Blues for You"
(1972)
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
(1972)
"Playing on Me"
(1973)

Albert King covered "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" for his album I'll Play the Blues for You and released it as a single in 1972. It was produced by Allen Jones and Henry Bush for Stax Records. It peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [2]

Other versions

YearArtistAlbumNotes
1972 Denise LaSalle On the Loose
1973 Bette Midler Bette Midler
1975 B.B. King Lucille Talks Back
1977 Phillip Walker Someday You'll Have These Blues
1978 Jimmy Johnson Blues Band Living Chicago Blues, Volume 1
1982 Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch Chicago's Young Blues Generation
Lynn White Blues in My Bedroom
1984 Johnny Adams From the Heart
1988 Etta James Seven Year Itch
Betty PadgettSweet Feeling
1990 Marva Wright Heartbreakin' Woman
1991Backbone SlipSwamp Water
1992 Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P Honey Hush!
Jim KahrBack to Chicago
1993Big Mama & The Blues MessengersBig Mama & The Blues MessengersLive
Joey Gilmore Can't Kill Nothin'
1994BarrelhouseFortune Changes
Bernard Allison No Mercy
Caledonia Blues BandAlameda Sessions
1995 Bonnie Lee Sweetheart of the Blues
1999 Scott Holt Dark of the Night
2000 Carl Weathersby Come to Papa
2002 Rory Block I'm Every Woman
2006 Eddie Taylor Jr. Mind Game
2007Don PollardCovered
2009Kate PazakisUnzipped: Live at the ZipperLive
2010 Magic Slim and The Teardrops Raising the Bar
2012Brooklyn Soul StewAbandoned Tracks
Sven ZetterbergMileage
2013Guillaume Petite & Blues ConnexionDes hauts et des bas
Kara Grainger Shiver & Sigh
2014 Matt Schofield Far as I Can See
Jay Boy Adams & ZenobiaHow Long How Long
Kenny Wayne Shepherd ft. Warren Haynes Goin' Home
2015 Danielle Nicole Wolf Den
Gov't Mule featuring John Scofield Sco-Mule Live, Recorded 1999
2016 Joe Bonamassa Live at the Greek Theatre Live
2017Sherman HolmesSherman Holmes Sessions
2018Lisa BassengeBorrowed and Blue
2021 Gov't Mule Heavy Load Blues
2022 Ann Peebles Live in MemphisLive, Recorded 1992

Charts

Ann Peebles
ChartPeak PositionRef.
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard )13 [1]
Albert King
ChartPeak PositionRef.
US Billboard Hot 100 91 [2]
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard )35 [2]

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