Walkin' a Broken Heart

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"Walkin' a Broken Heart"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Cafe Carolina
B-side "True Blue Hearts"
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1985
Studio Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length3:04
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Dennis Linde, Alan Rush
Producer(s) Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"Maggie's Dream"
(1984)
"Walkin' a Broken Heart"
(1985)
"It's Time for Love"
(1985)

"Walkin' a Broken Heart" is a song written by Dennis Linde and Alan Rush, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1985 as the third single from the album Cafe Carolina . The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
  2. "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.