Heartbreaker (Dolly Parton song)

"Heartbreaker" is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Wolfert, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released in July 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Heartbreaker. The song topped the U.S. country singles chart, for three consecutive weeks, in mid-1978.[1] "Heartbreaker" also peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Easy Listening chart.[2]

"Heartbreaker"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Heartbreaker
B-side"Sure Thing"
ReleasedJuly 24, 1978
Recorded1978
GenreCountry, pop
Length3:36
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert
Producer(s)Gary Klein
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Two Doors Down" / "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
(1978)		 "Heartbreaker"
(1978)		 "Baby I'm Burnin'"
(1978)

Chart performance

Weekly

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 34
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 41
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 12

Year-End

Chart (1978) Peak
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 190.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "Dolly Parton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  9. "Billboard Hot Country Songs - Year-End Charts (1978)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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