"Bless Your Heart" is a song made famous by country music singer Freddie Hart, and was the title track to Hart's 1972 album. The song was his third No. 1 song on the country chart.[1]
| "Bless Your Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Freddie Hart | ||||
| from the album Bless Your Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Conscience Makes Coward (Of Us All)" | |||
| Released | June 1972 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | April 11, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 1:56 | |||
| Label | Capitol 3353 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Hart, Jack Lebsock | |||
| Producer(s) | Earl Ball | |||
| Freddie Hart singles chronology | ||||
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Country music writer Tom Roland wrote that the homonymy of Hart's last name ("Hart" and "heart") and the use of a common phrase ("bless your heart") in the lyrics provided the basis for the song,[2] which is about a man who - despite his failings and feelings of unworthiness - expresses deep gratitude that his wife still loves him. As the song grew in popularity, wrote Roland, Hart's fans "began saying it more and more in conjunction with (Hart) on stage."[2]
Charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 154.
- ^ a b Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)), p. 62-63