The Heart (song)

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"The Heart"
Single by Lacy J. Dalton
from the album Survivor
B-side "Hard Luck Ace"
ReleasedJanuary 1989
Genre Country
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Kris Kristofferson
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen
James Stroud
Lacy J. Dalton singles chronology
"This Ol' Town"
(1987)
"The Heart"
(1989)
"I'm a Survivor"
(1989)

"The Heart" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Kris Kristofferson on his 1986 album Repossessed . It was covered by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton on her 1989 album Survivor and released in January 1989 as the album's first single. Dalton's version of the song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Kris Kristofferson American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and film actor

Kristoffer Kristofferson is an American actor and singer-songwriter. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the Outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also known for his starring roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Heaven's Gate, Blade and A Star Is Born, the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

<i>Repossessed</i> (album) album by Kris Kristofferson

Repossessed is an album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Mercury Records in 1986. It was Kristofferson's first full-length solo album since 1981's To the Bone, although the singer did collaborate with other artists in the meantime, most notably on Highwayman with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 13

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References

  1. "Lacy J. Dalton singles". Allmusic . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  2. "Lacy J. Dalton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.