It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'

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It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
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Studio album by
Johnny Tillotson
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

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issued dated July 21, 1962, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks, peaking at number eight.

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) [3] 8

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1962"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 3
US Billboard R&B singles [5] 6
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides [6] 4
UK Singles Chart [7] 31
"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 17
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides [6] 11
UK Singles Chart [7] 21
"What'll I Do?"US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [8] 106
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 89
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 24
UK Singles Chart [7] 41

References

  1. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (December 8, 1962). "Johnny Tillotson: It Keeps Right On A＇Hurtin＇" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 91. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1396. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 782. ISBN   978-0-8982-0117-8.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 712. ISBN   0898-2-0155-1.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Joel Whitburn's top R & B singles, 1942-1988. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 412.
  6. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1972). Joel Whitburn's Top country & western records : 1949-1971. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 76.
  7. 1 2 3 "JOHNNY TILLOTSON". Official Charts. December 7, 1960. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 166. ISBN   978-0-8982-0047-8.
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