"US adult contemporary chart (following ""Everytime You Go Away"" and ""Oh Girl""). It was a bigger hit in Canada, reaching No. 6 pop and No. 1 Adult Contemporary. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the ""brokenhearted"", who had love that's now departed. The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after a breakup. The tune"
"writers that he should record it himself. His recording of ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" became a major success. The song reached #7 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B Chart. It also initially reached #8 in the UK singles chart, rising to #4 when it was reissued in the UK in 1974. ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" remains Ruffin's best-known song. It was the lead single from his debut album ""Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten"" (released as ""The Jimmy Ruffin Way"" in the UK), which was released on the Motown's Soul subsidiary label in 1967. Follow-up"
"success on the UK Charts, and would amass a total of 6 UK Top Ten hits over his career. His signature tune, ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"", made #8 in 1966, and performed even better upon its rerelease in 1974, reaching #4. ""Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby"" was released as the B-Side to ""Brokenhearted"" when it was reissued in 1974. Fellow Motown singer Marvin Gaye recorded the song in September 1969. Gaye's version, more uptempo and in a funky psychedelic soul style, was included on his ""That's The Way Love Is"" album, released in January 1970. Marvin"
"William Weatherspoon William Henry Weatherspoon (11 February 1936 – 17 July 2005) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work for Motown Records in the 1960s. He co-wrote ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"", an international hit for Jimmy Ruffin, and many other hit songs. He was born in Detroit, Michigan; his younger brother is the actor John Witherspoon. William Weatherspoon began singing in 1956 with a local vocal group, the Tornados, led by Charles Sutton, formerly of The Midnighters. The group split up in 1960, and, after a spell in the US military, Weatherspoon began working"
"Jimmy Ruffin James Lee Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and elder brother of David Ruffin of the Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" and ""Hold On (To My Love)"". Jimmy Ruffin was born in 1936 in Collinsville, Mississippi, to Eli, a sharecropper, and Ophelia Ruffin. He was approaching his fifth birthday when his younger brother David was born. As children, the brothers began singing with a gospel group, the Dixie Nightingales. In 1961, Jimmy"
"as a songwriter and producer for the Correc-Tone label in Detroit. After that label folded, he began working for Motown, and paired up with fellow songwriter James Dean to write a series of hits, mostly for junior or relatively minor artists on the company's roster. With Dean and arranger Paul Riser, Weatherspoon wrote ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"", a US no.6 pop hit in 1966, and also co-produced the record with William ""Mickey"" Stevenson. Weatherspoon's other writing successes at Motown included Jimmy Ruffin's follow-up hit ""I've Passed This Way Before"" (with Dean) and his 1970 UK hits ""Farewell Is a"
"Broken Hearted Melody ""Broken Hearted Melody"" is a popular song first published in 1958. The words were written by Hal David and the music by Sherman Edwards. The song became a major hit for Sarah Vaughan in 1959, peaking at #7 in the Billboard Charts and #5 on the R&B charts. This version was released by Mercury Records under catalog number 957085. The song was also released in the UK, where it first entered the charts on September 11, 1959, and spent 11 weeks there, also peaking at #7. Despite the record's commercial success, Vaughan herself always thought the song"
"singers The Originals and The Andantes. ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" peaked at number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and at number six on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, as well as No. 8 on the UK Chart. Eight years later, the song was reissued (with a B-Side of Ruffin's minor US hit ""Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby""), and surpassed its original chart position, reaching No. 4, and thus making it his highest-placed chart single in the UK. The song originally featured a spoken introduction by Ruffin, similar in style to many of Lou Rawls' performances"
"Broken Down Heart ""Broken Down Heart"" was the a song with the dubious distinction of first being on the A-side, and then subsequently flipped to the B-side of a 45 rpm record by the band Arrows in 1975. On the other side of this vinyl single record was the first released version of a song that has gone on to become an internationally known rock standard, the anthemic sing-along, ""I Love Rock 'N Roll.""<br> A medium tempo song, Broken Down Heart was written by Roger Ferris, produced by Mickie Most on RAK Records , and sung by Arrows lead vocalist"
"never recorded an album, although poor-quality tapes of live concerts in France survive. Jakko recalls the band as being ""a lot rougher than National Health, very structured but performed in a very anarchic way"". In 1981 Stewart changed musical direction and began experimenting with pop arrangements and songwriting. His first solo release, a heavy electronic reworking of Jimmy Ruffin's Motown soul classic ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"", featuring guest vocals by The Zombies' founder and vocalist Colin Blunstone, reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. For a follow-up, Stewart recruited friend and former Hatfield backing vocalist Barbara Gaskin to"
"to be corny. However, ""Broken Hearted Melody"" was to become one of her most popular hits, giving Vaughan her first gold record. It also became part of her concert repertoire for many years afterwards. Broken Hearted Melody ""Broken Hearted Melody"" is a popular song first published in 1958. The words were written by Hal David and the music by Sherman Edwards. The song became a major hit for Sarah Vaughan in 1959, peaking at #7 in the Billboard Charts and #5 on the R&B charts. This version was released by Mercury Records under catalog number 957085. The song was also"
"1976 album ""Go for Broke"" from which it was issued as the lead single, becoming a hit in the Netherlands (No. 22) and in New Zealand (No. 25). An Adult Contemporary hit (No. 13) for Jimmy Buffett as recorded for his ""One Particular Harbour"" album (1983), ""Brown Eyed Girl"" was a 1984 C&W hit for Joe Stampley (No. 29), while a 1980 remake by the Good Brothers was a hit in Canada on both the Country and Adult Contemporary charts, with respective chart peaks of No. 15 and No. 2. ""Brown Eyed Girl"" has been recorded and performed by many"
"an off-Broadway show that closed after two nights.” The song, “How Can I Refuse?” was popular, hitting number one on the Mainstream Rock charts and number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983. The other singles off the album did not do as well. Heart’s sixteenth studio album released in 2016, Beautiful Broken, contains two remastered tracks from the Passionworks album along with a few other remastered songs from their 80s era and a few new ones. These two tracks are “Johnny Moon” and “Language of Love.” In an interview with ""The Arizona Republic"", Nancy Wilson talks about"
"the Broken Hearted?' is included in both Volume 1 and Volume 9, as it was a UK hit single twice. Mary Wells' hit 'My Guy' features on Volume 7, released in 1972, after it had been a substantive reissue hit, despite being first released in 1964 and similarly 'Baby Love' is included on Volume 9, as it had been re-issued in 1974, ten years after it first charted in the UK for The Supremes. The original albums were made by EMI under licence from Motown. EMI also made 8-track cartridge recordings of the early releases. In total, 12 editions were"
"Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon were an American vocal soul group, prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Originally known simply as The Bandwagon, they were formed in 1967 and featured Artie Fullilove, Billy Bradley, Terry Lewis and lead singer Johnny Johnson (born Johnny Mathis, 20 July 1942, Florida, raised in Rochester, New York). They had their first major UK hit in October 1968 with ""Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache"", written and produced by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, on the Direction label, part of CBS, which reached number 4 on the UK"
"They followed up with ""I Want Someone"", ""I Want A Girl"" and ""Patch My Heart"", which were all R&B hits in 1966. However, towards the end of the year Williams and Brown were drafted. The group continued to make live appearances with the pair being replaced by Sam Nelson and Quincy Billups Jr., but the new line-up's recordings were not as successful. After Williams returned from military service, he was reinstated in the group, over other members' protests, at the insistence of record company co-owner Jim Stewart. The group continued to have R&B chart hits through to 1969, their final"
"Queen of the Broken Hearts ""Queen of the Broken Hearts"" is a song featured on the 1983 album ""Keep It Up"" by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. The song was released as a single later that year, reaching #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Mainstream Rock Chart. Despite being a relatively successful hit for the band, the song has not been included on the two main compilation albums released by the band; ""Big Ones"" (1989) and ""Loverboy Classics"" (1994). The video for ""Queen of the Broken Hearts"" was the subject of an MTV contest in the"
"The Wheel of Hurt ""The Wheel of Hurt"" is the title of a popular song from 1966 (see 1966 in music). The song was written by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Two versions of ""The Wheel of Hurt"" were released in late 1966 at virtually the same time. One version was sung by Italian American singer Al Martino, and this was a modest hit, peaking at #59 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and at #12 on the ""Billboard"" Easy Listening chart in late 1966. The second version of ""The Wheel of Hurt"" was by the American performer Margaret Whiting,"
"Breaking Hearts Breaking Hearts, released in 1984, is the eighteenth studio album release for Elton John. It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. There were four top-40 singles from the album: ""Sad Songs (Say So Much)"" (US #5), ""Who Wears These Shoes"" (US #16), ""In Neon"" (US #38), and the UK No. 5 hit ""Passengers"". This album would be the last to feature all (core) members of the classic ""Elton John Band"" lineup playing their instruments (although they would reunite to provide backing vocals on John's ""Reg Strikes Back"" album). It was the last"
"number 1 twice as ""The Twist"" by Chubby Checker, reached number 1 in both 1960 and 1961. In 2006, ""Please Mr. Postman"" was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The group found success in the latter half of the 1960s as background singers for recordings by artists such as Jimmy Ruffin's ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,"" Stevie Wonder's ""For Once in My Life"" and ""Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday,"" David Ruffin's ""My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me),"" Marvin Gaye's ""Chained"" and ""Just to Keep You Satisfied,"" Edwin Starr's ""War"" and ""25 Miles,"" and many more. Much like The"
"Piece of My Heart ""Piece of My Heart"" is a romantic funk/soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin on lead vocals) covered the song in 1968 and had a much bigger hit with it. The song has since been remade by several singers, including Dusty Springfield on her 1968 album ""Dusty... Definitely"", Bryan Ferry on his solo debut album ""These Foolish Things"" in 1973, Faith Hill in 1994 and Melissa Etheridge in 2005."
"Broken Hearted Me ""Broken Hearted Me"" is a song written by Randy Goodrum, originally recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley in 1978, and later covered by Canadian country and pop music singer Anne Murray. It was released in September 1979 as the first single from her album ""I'll Always Love You"". The song reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart in December, and was her third chart-topper for the year. She also recorded a version of the song in Spanish, which was released on vinyl, and later on CD. ""Broken Hearted Me"" was Murray's fourth"
"James Dean (songwriter) James Anthony Dean (7 February 1943 – 9 April 2006) was an American songwriter. He was best known for his work at Motown Records in the 1960s, often in collaboration with William Weatherspoon with whom he co-wrote several hits including Jimmy Ruffin's ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"". Dean also co-wrote, with John Glover, ""You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"", a US no.1 hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Dean was born in Detroit, and attended Hamtramck High School in Hamtramck, Michigan. He served in the US Army, and then"
"Two of Hearts (song) ""Two of Hearts"" is a hit song released in 1986 by American singer Stacey Q. Pop singer Sue Gatlin co-wrote the tune along with John Mitchell and Tim Greene. Although Gatlin did record her own version, Stacey Q released her version first, and it would become the latter's biggest hit. Musically, ""Two of Hearts"" is a Hi-NRG song. It utilizes vocal sampling with the repetitive usage of the line ""I Need You"" in its hook. The lyrics of the song revolve around love and romance. ""Two of Hearts"" received positive reviews from music critics and was"
"1967 that became one of his final hits. ""I Get the Sweetest Feeling"", despite its modest initial chart success in the US (Billboard Pop #34), has since become one of his biggest international chart successes, ranking in Top 10 twice in the UK (in 1972 and 1987), and in the Top 20 of the Dutch Top 40. ""I Get the Sweetest Feeling"" spawned numerous cover versions by other artists such as Edwin Starr, Will Young, Erma Franklin (Aretha Franklin's sister) and Liz McClarnon. A key to Jackie Wilson's musical rebirth was Davis insisting that Wilson no longer record with Brunswick's"
"and broke his heart. This minor key, jazz-tinged single was first aired in the United States during the first week in August 1964, on New York rock radio station WINS by Stan Z. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime ""Hot Spot"" segment, during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early autumn and eventually reached No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in December 1964. It was kept from the No.1 spot by Mr. Lonely by Bobby Vinton. The song was later released both on The Zombies' UK album ""Begin Here"" (December"
"consecutive number-ones in the US. This record was eventually surpassed in 1988 by American singer Whitney Houston, when her single ""Where Do Broken Hearts Go"" became her seventh consecutive number-one hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In 1979, NBC aired ""The Bee Gees Special"", which showed how the sound effect for the explosion was created. Barry cupped his hands over a microphone and made an exploding sound with his mouth. Several of these sounds were then mixed together creating one large boom heard on the record. ""Tragedy"" is playable as downloadable content for ""Rock Band 3"" and ""Rock Band 4""."
"how impressed he was by their vocal harmonies and that they would be ideal to back him on the cabaret circuit he was currently embarked on. This they did. In 1967, he recorded a pop song ""Let the Heartaches Begin"" that went to number one in Britain, followed by a 1968 top 20 hit titled ""Mexico"", which was the theme of the UK Olympic team that year. ""Let the Heartaches Begin"" made the lower reaches of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the US. Baldry was still touring, doing gigs with Bluesology, but the band refused to back his rendition of"
"first female superstar with her signature song ""My Guy"" (written by Smokey Robinson), abruptly left the label in 1964. She briefly reappeared on the charts with the disco song ""Gigolo"" in 1980. Jimmy Ruffin, the elder brother of the Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, was also signed to Motown, and released his most successful and well-known song ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" as a single in 1966. Ruffin eventually left the record label in the mid-1970s, but saw success with the 1980 disco song ""Hold On (To My Love)"", which was written and produced by Robin Gibb of the Bee"
"most popular song, being used in film soundtracks and on compilation albums to this date. Hunt left the group in 1960 due to musical differences, but within three days he was approached by Luther Dixon and released ""Parade Of Broken Hearts"" which was slow to be picked up by the radio stations. In New York a disc jockey called Jocko Henderson introduced the song but played the B-side by mistake. The track aired was ""Human"", Hunt's biggest hit in the U.S. His 1962 B-side, ""I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"", written by Bacharach and David and produced"
"Anyone Who Had a Heart (song) ""Anyone Who Had a Heart"" is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics) for Dionne Warwick in 1963. In January 1964, Warwick's original recording hit the Top Ten in the United States, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, South Africa, Belgium and Australia. In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand, Warwick's recording lost out to a cover version by Cilla Black. Black's version was a UK number-one hit for three weeks in February/March 1964 and was also the fourth best-selling single of 1964 in the UK, with sales of"
"best-selling song of 1995. It was also the best-selling song of the 1990s, until it was over-taken by ""Candle in the Wind 1997"", Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana. It remains one of the country's best-selling singles. Their two follow-up singles, ""I Believe"" released later in the year, and ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"" released in 1996, also reached No. 1 on their release, and they became the first act in UK chart history to have their first three singles going straight in at number one. Their third single ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted""/""Saturday Night at the Movies""/""You'll Never Walk"
"joined Bluesology which included a then unknown Elton John on keyboards, before pursuing a solo career, having a number 1 hit record in the UK Singles Chart in 1967 with ""Let the Heartaches Begin"". Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and Vic Briggs formed Trinity, with Briggs departing later in 1966 to join Eric Burdon and The Animals. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity had a UK hit in 1968 with ""This Wheel's on Fire"". Rod Stewart later sang with the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces and as a solo artist. There is an urban legend that Peter Green and Mick"