It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song)

"It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"
Single by Johnny Tillotson
from the album It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
B-side	"She Gave Sweet Love To Me"
Released	May 1962
Genre	Country
Length	2:45
Label	Cadence 1418
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson singles chronology
"Dreamy Eyes" (1961) "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'" (1962) "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" (1962)

"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' "Funny Way of Laughing". It has been recorded by many other artists. ^[1]

Notable cover versions

• Bobby Darin - You're the Reason I'm Living (1963). ^[2]
• Shelley Fabares - The Things We Did Last Summer (1962). ^[3]
• Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970). ^[4]
• Billy Joe Royal - a single release in 1988.
• Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969). ^[5]
• Margaret Whiting - a single release in 1968. ^[6] Included in her album Pop Country (1967). ^[7]
• Slim Whitman - Country Songs / City Hits (1964). ^[8]
• Wanda Jackson - Encore (2021). ^[9]

Chart performance

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1962)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [10]	3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11]	4
U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	6
Canada CHUM Chart [12]	10
UK Singles (OCC) [13]	31

Margaret Whiting

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [14]	15
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [15]	28

Billy Joe Royal

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [16]	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [17]	15

References

1. "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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5. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
6. "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
7. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
8. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. "Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' with Joan Jett". Rolling Stone . 28 June 2021.
10. "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
11. "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
12. "CHUM Hit Parade - June 11, 1962".
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
14. "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
15. "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
16. "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
17. "RPM 100 Country Singles, Page 12" (PDF). RPM. November 12, 1988.