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"Heartbreak Tennessee"
Single by Johnny Paycheck
B-side"Help Me Hank I'm Fallin'"
Released1965 (1965)
RecordedOctober 1965 (1965-10)
StudioNashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:44
LabelHilltop Records
SongwriterJack Clement
ProducerAubrey Mayhew
Johnny Paycheck singles chronology
"A-11"
(1965)
"Heartbreak Tennessee"
(1965)
"I'm Barely Hangin' on to Me"
(1966)

"Heartbreak Tennessee" is a song by American country music singer Johnny Paycheck. It was released in 1965 as a single. The song was written by Jack Clement and produced by Aubrey Mayhew.

History

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Looking to capitalize on the breakthrough success of his 1965 single "A-11," Paycheck released "Heartbreak Tennessee" later that year.[1][2]

Critical reception and commercial performance

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The song peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, much lower than anticipated after the success of "A-11."[3]

Despite the song's limited chart success, it still received praise for its songwriting and feature of steel guitar.[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Heartbreak Tennessee"
Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 40

References

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  1. ^ Cackett, Alan. "Johnny Paycheck". Alan Cackett. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "'Top' Artist Returns Home". Greenfield Daily Times. Greenfield, Ohio. December 7, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Freeders, Al (February 13, 1966). "Country". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 111. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles 1944–1993 Billboard. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-898-20100-0. Retrieved August 11, 2025.