I Know a Heartache When I See One

"I Know a Heartache When I See One"
Single by Jennifer Warnes
from the album Shot Through the Heart
B-side"Frankie in the Rain"
ReleasedJune 1979
GenrePop, country
Length3:24
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater, Charlie Black
Producer(s)Rob Fraboni
Jennifer Warnes singles chronology
"I'm Dreaming"
(1977) 		"I Know a Heartache When I See One"
(1979) 		"Don't Make Me Over"
(1979)

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" is a song by Jennifer Warnes from her fifth LP, Shot Through the Heart. It was the first of three charting singles from the album.

The song peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] It was also a modest hit in Canada (#46).

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" did best on the Country and Western charts, reaching #10 in the U.S.[3] and #12 in Canada.[4] It became Arista Records' lone C&W top ten hit prior to 1990.

Chart history

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 46
Canada RPM Country[5] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[7] 10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] 21

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 667. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 3, 1979