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Reading Burt's book "Anyone Who Had a Heart", I got a little surprised when Burt says he "always wondered why nobody has ever cut "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
again, particularly a country artist". In fact, country/pop singer Sonny James (who had a number one hit with "Young Love" on both Pop and Country charts, back in 1957) not only re-recorded "Only Love Can Break a Heart", but also released it as a single and it went to # 1 on the Cash Box Country Singles chart, on March 18, 1972, it also reached # 1 on the Record World Country Singles chart on March 11, 1972, and it got to # 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on March 11, 1972.

Hi Helcio,
Thanks for the info.
Here's Bobby Vinton's 1977 "Country" tinged rendition.


"blue"

Hi "Blue"
Thank you for the link. Bobby Vinton's version reached #99 (in 1977) on the Billboard's Hot 100 singles charts and stayed there for only two weeks.
Checking my chart books again, another artist, named Kenny Dale, also had a top 10 hit (on the Country charts) with "Only Love Can Break a Heart" around September, 1979. It got to # 7 in Billboard, and #8 in both Cash Box and Record World magazines.
Tried to find a vídeo (for both Sonny James and Kenny Dale's versions) on YouTube, but no luck!
Take care!