It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song)

"It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"
"It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"
Single by Johnny Tillotson
from the album It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
B-side	"She Gave Sweet Love To Me"
Released	May 1962
Genre	Country
Length	2:45
Label	Cadence 1418
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson singles chronology

"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' "Funny Way of Laughing." It has been recorded by many other artists.^[1]

Notable cover versions

Bobby Darin - You're the Reason I'm Living (1963).^[2]
Shelley Fabares - The Things We Did Last Summer (1962).^[3]
Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970).^[4]
Billy Joe Royal - a single release in 1988.
Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969).^[5]
Margaret Whiting - a single release in 1968.^[6] Included in her album Pop Country (1967).^[7]
Slim Whitman - Country Songs / City Hits (1964).^[8]
Wanda Jackson - Encore (2021).^[9]

Chart performance

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1962)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	4
U.S. Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	31

Margaret Whiting

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[13]	15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[14]	28

Billy Joe Royal

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[15]	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[16]	15

References

^ "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ "Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' with Joan Jett". Rolling Stone. 28 June 2021.
^ "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
^ "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 12, 1988.

[1] "Second Hand Songs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[2] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[3] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[4] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[5] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[6] "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[7] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[8] "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[9] "Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' with Joan Jett". Rolling Stone. 28 June 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Johnny_Tillotson-10] "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Johnny_Tillotson-11] "Johnny Tillotson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_UK_-12] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Margaret_Whiting-13] "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Margaret_Whiting-14] "Margaret Whiting Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Billy_Joe_Royal-15] "Billy Joe Royal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[16] "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 12, 1988.

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