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
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]

Dennis Linde American singer and songwriter

Dennis Linde was an American music songwriter based in Nashville who has had over 250 of his songs recorded. Rarely working with co-writers, he wrote both words and music for most of his songs. In 1994, Linde won BMI's "Top Writer Award" and received four awards as BMI's most-performed titles for that year. His wife and daughter collected the awards because Linde shunned awards shows and avoided publicity. He earned 14 BMI "Million-Air" songs. In 2001, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Linde died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2006 at the age of 63.

Don Williams American country singer

Donald Ray Williams was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.

<i>Cafe Carolina</i> 1984 studio album by Don Williams

Cafe Carolina is a studio album by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in May 1984 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

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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.