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Single by Don Gibson | ||||
B-side | "I Think It's Best (To Forget Me)" | |||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | April 5, 1961 [1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Hampton, Hal David | |||
Don Gibson singles chronology | ||||
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"Sea of Heartbreak" is a song written by Paul Hampton and Hal David and recorded by Don Gibson in 1961. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2]
The song describes the feelings of lost love, and compares them to being lost in a metaphorical sea of intensely sad emotion (to an, at least in the chorus and in the overall impression, surprisingly cheery tune). It contains three verses with a chorus at the beginning and ending, and in between verses. As well as a bridge before the third verse. The chorus lines are:-
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 21 |
U.K. Singles Chart | 14 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 10 |
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Single by Kenny Price | ||||
from the album Sea of Heartbreak | ||||
B-side | "Smiley" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Hampton Hal David | |||
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Kenny Price recorded the song in 1972, and peaked at number 24 on the country charts in the USA. [5] It was included on his album of the same name.
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 24 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 13 |
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Single by Ronnie McDowell | ||||
from the album American Music | ||||
B-side | "Ain't Love Wonderful" | |||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Curb | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Hampton Hal David | |||
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"Sea of Heartbreak" was also a single by the American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album American Music. The song reached #39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [7]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 39 |
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Song by Jimmy Buffett with George Strait | |
from the album License to Chill | |
Released | July 13, 2004 |
Genre | Country |
Length | 4:01 |
Label | Mailboat/RCA |
Songwriter(s) | Paul Hampton Hal David |
Producer(s) | Mac McAnally Michael Utley |
In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his License to Chill album. George Strait was featured on this rendition.
Johnny Cash recorded the song for his Grammy-winning 1996 album Unchained . Cash's daughter, Rosanne Cash, covered the song in 2009 as a duet with Bruce Springsteen on her album The List . British pop group The Searchers recorded a version in 1964 for their album It's the Searchers . The Everly Brothers covered the song on their 1967 album, The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers . In 1982, Poco went to #35 in the USA on the Adult Contemporary chart with their version. [9] The Hawaiian group Kapena recorded their cover of the song in 1996.
The alternative rock band Meat Puppets recorded a version of the song that was featured on the 2019 album Dusty Notes. Lynn Anderson released the song as a single in 1979 from her “Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind” album and it peaked at number 33 on Billboard’s Country Single Chart.[ citation needed ] Yugoslav rock band Džentlmeni released a Serbo-Croatian version of the song, entitled "Slomljena srca" ("Broken Hearts"), in 1969, the song becoming a large hit in Yugoslavia. [10] Their version appeared in the 1998 Serbian hit film Barking at the Stars . Poco included their version of the song on their 1982 album Cowboys & Englishmen . Czech country singer Michal Tučný released a version of the song, entitled "Snídaně v trávě" ("Breakfast on the Grass"), with lyrics by Zdeněk Rytíř, in 1980.