I Was Born with a Broken Heart

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"I Was Born with a Broken Heart"
Single by Aaron Tippin
from the album Read Between the Lines
B-side "Read Between the Lines"
ReleasedOctober 24, 1992
Genre Country
Length2:39
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Aaron Tippin, Jim McBride
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr.
Aaron Tippin singles chronology
"I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way"
(1992)
"I Was Born with a Broken Heart"
(1992)
"My Blue Angel"
(1993)

"I Was Born with a Broken Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from the album Read Between the Lines . The song reached #38 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Tippin and Jim McBride.

Before Tippin's version, David Ball recorded it for his 1989 self-titled album. [2] It had also been previously recorded by Josh Logan for his 1988 album Somebody Paints the Wall.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 38
Canadian RPM Country Tracks63

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 338.
  2. "David Ball - David Ball | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  3. "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.