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"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side" Keep It a Secret"
"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Released1952
Length2:45
Label Imperial
Songwriter(s) Ray Glaser
Slim Whitman singles chronology
" An Amateur in Love" / " By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
(1952)
"My Heart Is Broken in Three" / " Keep It a Secret"
(1952)
"All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy" / "How Can I Tell"
(1953)
Slim Whitman UK singles chronology
" Tumbling Tumbleweeds" / "Tell Me"
(1956)
" I'm a Fool" / "My Heart Is Broken in Three"
(1956)
" Serenade" / "I Talk to the Waves"
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive [1]

"My Heart Is Broken in Three" is a song written by Ray Glaser (or Glasser) [2] [3]

Slim Whitman released it as a single (Imperial 8169, with " Keep It a Secret" on the opposite side) in 1952. [2] [4] [5]

In the UK, the song was originally released coupled with "Cold Empty Arms" ( London L 1206, 1952) [6] [7] and some years later chosen as the filp side to " I'm a Fool" (London HL 8252, 1956). [8] [7]


Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial 45-8134, 1952, United States) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Keep It a Secret" Jessie Mae Robinson2:45
2."My Heart Is Broken in Three" Ray Glaser2:45

Spade Cooley version

Spade Cooley released his version on Decca (cat. no. 46376, with "The Cowboy Waltz" on the flip side) in 1951. [9] [10] [11]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive [11]

Charts

Chart (1953) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records — Most Played in Juke Boxes [12] [13] [14] 10

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 15, 1952 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "Slim Whitman - Keep It A Secret / My Heart Is Broken In Three". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ "Ray Glaser". Discogs.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 15, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  5. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 22, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  6. ^ "Slim Whitman - My Heart is Broken in Three / Cold, Empty Arms". 1952 – via www.discogs.com.
  7. ^ a b "Country-western News". 1966.
  8. ^ "Slim Whitman - I'm A Fool / My Heart Is Broken In Three". 1956 – via www.discogs.com.
  9. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  10. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 17, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  11. ^ a b "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1951 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN  978-0-89820-151-2.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. ISBN  9780898201659.
  14. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 20, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)