It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'

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It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary–May 1962
Genre Pop
Label Cadence
Johnny Tillotson chronology
This Is Johnny Tillotson
(1961)
It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
(1962)
Talk Back Trembling Lips
(1963)
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It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' is an album by Johnny Tillotson. It was released to capitalize on the success of Tillotson's hit of the same name.[ citation needed ] The album was arranged by Archie Bleyer and had vocal accompaniment by the Anita Kerr Singers and The Jordanaires. Charlie McCoy plays the harmonica on four tracks.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" (Johnny Tillotson)
  2. "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson)
  3. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams)
  4. "Funny How Time Slips Away" (Willie Nelson)
  5. "I Fall to Pieces" (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard)
  6. "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin)

Side 2

  1. "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams)
  2. "Take Good Care of Her" (Arthur Kent, Ed Warren)
  3. "Four Walls" (George Campbell, Marvin Moore)
  4. "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" (Hank Locklin)
  5. "Fool #1" (Kathryn R. Fulton)
  6. "Hello Walls" (Willie Nelson)

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard)[ citation needed ]8

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1962"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"US Billboard Hot 1003
US Billboard R&B singles6
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides4
UK Singles Chart31
"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"US Billboard Hot 10017
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides4
UK Singles Chart21
"What'll I Do?"US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100106
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"US Billboard Hot 10089
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"US Billboard Hot 10024
UK Singles Chart41

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References

  1. Watson, Jimmy (8 December 1962). "Johnny Tillotson: It Keeps Right On A'Hurtin'" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 91. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.