Your Cheatin' Heart

original song written, composed, and performed by Hank Williams

"Your Cheatin' Heart" is a 1953 song by country singer Hank Williams and was released shortly after his death on 1 January, 1953. It became an instant success and topped the country charts in 1953. It has been covered by numerous artists including Ray Charles in 1962 where he took it to number 2 in the United States.

"Your Cheatin' Heart"
Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
A-side"Kaw-Liga"
PublishedOctober 31, 1952 (1952-10-31) Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[1]
ReleasedJanuary 1953 (1953-01)
RecordedSeptember 23, 1952 (1952-09-23)[2]
StudioCastle Studio, Nashville
GenreCountry & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues
Length2:38
LabelMGM K 11416-B
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams
Producer(s)Fred Rose
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology
"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"
(1953)
"Your Cheatin' Heart"
(1953)
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
(1953)

References change

  1. "U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog". vcc.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. "Hank Williams Sessions". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.