Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)
| "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album George Jones Sings More New Favorites | ||||
| B-side | "My Tears Are Overdue" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harlan Howard | |||
| Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
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"Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" is a song by George Jones and written by Harlan Howard. It was originally released in 1956 as "Your Heart" on his Grand Ole Opry's New Star album. It was re-released on his 1964 album, Sings More New Favorites, as "You're Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)", and released as a single in January 1964, reaching the number 5 position on the Billboard country singles chart, and number 7 on the Cashbox Magazine country top 50 chart.[1][2]
At this point in his career, Jones had taken his place as one of the premiere balladeers of country music, but he always retained a soft spot for novelty numbers going back to his first recordings for Starday in the mid-fifties. "I've always tried to be versatile," he reflected in the 1989 video biography Same Ole Me. "I've always tried to do up-tempos, novelties, and ballads."[3] The single was Jones' third top ten hit in a row.
Discography
References
- ^ "Hot Country Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 14. April 4, 1964. p. 18.
- ^ "Country Top 50" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 25, no. 26. March 7, 1964. p. 45.
- ^ George Jones (1989). Same Ole Me (video). Charlie Dick and Gregory Hall (producers); Mark Hall (director); Martin Melhuish and Mark Hall (writers); Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis, Tom T. Hall, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Van Shelton, Roy Acuff and Buck Owens (commentary). Hallway Productions. Event occurs at 23:46.