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"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. The song was written by Tippin and Jim McBride.
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- 1 2 "Josh Logan biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ↑ "Josh Logan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1827." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 23, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "You Oughta Be Here with Me". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-04-28.
