I Know a Heartache When I See One

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"I Know a Heartache When I See One"
I Know a Heartache When I See One - Jennifer Warnes.jpg
Single by Jennifer Warnes
from the album Shot Through the Heart
B-side "Frankie in the Rain"
ReleasedJune 1979
Genre Pop, country
Length3:24
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater, Charlie Black
Producer(s) Rob Fraboni
Jennifer Warnes singles chronology
"I'm Dreaming"
(1977)
"I Know a Heartache When I See One"
(1979)
"Don't Make Me Over"
(1979)

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" is a song by Jennifer Warnes from her fifth LP, Shot Through the Heart . It was the first of three charting singles from the album.

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The song peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] and #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [2] It was also a modest hit in Canada (#46).

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" did best on the Country and Western charts, reaching #10 in the U.S. [3] and #12 in Canada. [4] It became Arista Records' lone C&W top ten hit prior to 1990.

Chart history

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles46
Canada RPM Country [5] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs [7] 10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [8] 14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [9] 21

Cover versions

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 667. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN   0-8230-7690-3
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  9. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 3, 1979