Good Love & Heartbreak

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Good Love & Heartbreak
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1982
RecordedSep. 1982
StudioWoodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length31:33
Label Epic
Producer George Richey
Tammy Wynette chronology
Soft Touch
(1982)
Good Love & Heartbreak
(1982)
Even the Strong Get Lonely
(1983)
Singles from Good Love & Heartbreak
  1. "A Good Night's Love"
    Released: Nov. 1982
  2. "I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)"
    Released: May 1983
Professional ratings
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Good Love & Heartbreak is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on November 1, 1982, by Epic Records. [2]

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Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The album's first single, "A Good Night's Love", peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and the second single, "I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)", peaked at No. 46.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Good Night's Love"Chester Lester, Tim DuBois 2:48
2."I Still Dream About You"Agnes Wilburn3:23
3."Back to the Wall"Larry Bastian3:34
4."Half the Heart"Billy Henderson, Bud McGuire2:47
5."It's the Goodbye That Blows Me Away" A.L. "Doodle" Owens, George Richey 3:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)"Richey, Jerry Taylor, Tammy Wynette3:04
2."Somebody Hold Me Until He Passes By"Ava Aldridge, Roy Aldridge, Sue Richards2:59
3."Time"Bastian2:32
4."I'm Going on with Everything Gone"Agnes Wilson2:33
5."I've Come Back (To Say I Love You One More Time)"Chuck Howard4:40

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPeak
position
1982 Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 62

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
position
1982"A Good Night's Love" Country Singles (Billboard) [4] 19
1983"I Just Heard a Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine)"Country Singles (Billboard) [5] 46

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