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You Broke My Heart in 17 Places

You Broke My Heart in 17 Places is the debut studio album by Tracey Ullman, released in 1983. It peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums chart and No. 34 in the spring of 1984 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[5] It was certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. The album contained three UK Top Ten hit singles, including Ullman's first hit "Breakaway".

You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
Studio album by
Tracey Ullman
Released25 November 1983[1]
Recorded1982 – 1983
Genre
Length28:55
LabelStiff (United Kingdom)
MCA (United States)
ProducerPeter Collins
Tracey Ullman chronology
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
(1983) 		You Caught Me Out
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Smash Hits8/10[4]

The album consists of cover versions, such as Doris Day's "Move Over Darling" (UK #8) and Blondie's "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear". "They Don't Know"—originally written, recorded and released by singer Kirsty MacColl—became Ullman's biggest hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK and No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song's music video included a cameo appearance by Paul McCartney,[6] whom Ullman would appear with in McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street.[6]

Track listing

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UK Stiff Records LP

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakaway"
2:36
2."Long Live Love"Chris Andrews2:48
3."Shattered"Wayne Carson Thompson2:44
4."Oh, What a Night"
  • Marvin Junior
  • Johnny Funches
2:33
5."Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"Norman Dolph3:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Move Over Darling"
2:32
2."Bobby's Girl"
2:58
3."They Don't Know"Kirsty MacColl2:59
4."(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"Gary Valentine2:45
5."You Broke My Heart in 17 Places"MacColl2:52
6."I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten"Clive Westlake3:30

US MCA Records LP

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breakaway"
2:36
2."They Don't Know"Kirsty MacColl2:59
3."Bobby's Girl"
2:58
4."Oh, What a Night"
  • Marvin Junior
  • Johnny Funches
2:33
5."Move Over Darling"
2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten"Clive Westlake3:30
2."Long Live Love"Chris Andrews2:48
3."(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear"Gary Valentine2:45
4."Shattered"Wayne Carson Thompson2:44
5."You Broke My Heart in 17 Places"MacColl2:52
6."Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"Norman Dolph3:18

1991 Repertoire Records CD bonus tracks

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Dancing in the Dark"
  • Peter Collins
  • Phil Chapman
2:54
13."Breakaway (Monitor Mix)"
  • Jackie DeShannon
  • Shari Sheeley
4:58
14."Bobby's Girl (Remix)"
  • Gary Klein
  • Henry Hoffman
2:58
15."Move Over Darling (Extended)"
  • Hal Kantner
  • Joe Lubin
  • Terry Melcher
4:22
16."The B-Side"
4:36

1992 Rhino Records CD bonus tracks

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In 1992, the album was included in its entirety on the Rhino Records compilation The Best of Tracey Ullman: You Broke My Heart in 17 Places, along with nine additional tracks, seven of which were from her second studio album You Caught Me Out along with two B-sides.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."You Caught Me Out"
  • MacColl
  • Pete Briquette
  • Simon Crowe
3:27
13."Baby I Lied"
4:15
14."Terry"
  • MacColl
  • Gavin Povey
3:49
15."Sunglasses"John D. Loudermilk3:03
16."Helpless"Holland-Dozier-Holland2:44
17."My Guy"Mike Barson3:00
18."Falling In and Out of Love"
  • Mark Kjeldsen
  • Don Snow
3:17
19."I Don't Want Our Loving to Die"
3:03
20."Dancing in the Dark"
  • Peter Collins
  • Phil Chapman
2:53

2006 Stiff/Victor CD bonus tracks

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Dancing in the Dark"
  • Peter Collins
  • Phil Chapman
2:54
13."The B-Side"
  • Kim Fuller
  • Tracey Ullman
4:36
14."Move Over Darling (Extended)"
  • Hal Kantner
  • Joe Lubin
  • Terry Melcher
4:22
15."My Guy"Mike Barson3:00
16."Thinking of Running Away"
  • Peter Collins
  • Phil Chapman
  • Tracey Ullman
2:03

Personnel

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  • Tracey Ullman – vocals
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals, producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
  • The Sapphires – backing vocals
  • Flying Pickets – backing vocals
  • Rosemary Robinson – backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
  • Clare Torry – backing vocals
  • Wealthy Tarts – backing vocals
  • Hank Marvin – guitar ("Move Over Darling" and "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
  • Peter Collins – producer (except "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" and "Bobby's Girl") for Loose End Productions
  • Steve O'Donnell – producer ("Bobby's Girl") for Malpas Productions
  • Gavin Povey – producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
  • Barry Farmer, Gavin Povey, John Burns, Julian Mendelsohn, MD-Wix, Phil Chapman, Phil Harding – engineer

Certifications

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Certifications for You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (17 September 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Her debut album, You Broke My Heart in 17 Places, was a peak moment of new wave's obsession with the girl-group era...
  3. ^ a b Mason, Stuart. Tracey Ullman - You Broke My Heart in 17 Places (1983) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Steels, Mark (8 December 1983). "Album Reviews". Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 25. p. 27. ISSN 0260-3004.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th Edition, Record Research, 2006
  6. ^ a b Miller, Ron (26 September 1985). "Actress Has 'Plenty' To Sing About". Chicago Tribune. Knight Ridder.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Tracey Ullman – You Broke My Heart in 17 Places". British Phonographic Industry. 28 November 1983. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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