Cold, Cold Heart

"Cold, Cold Heart"
Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
A-side"Dear John"
Written1950
PublishedFebruary 16, 1951 (1951-02-16) Acuff-Rose Publications[1]
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1951[2]
RecordedDecember 21, 1950[3]
StudioCastle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville
GenreCountry & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues
Length2:46
LabelMGM K10904
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology
"Moanin' the Blues"
(1951) 		"Cold, Cold Heart"
(1951) 		"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"
(1951)

"Cold, Cold Heart" is a 1951 song and written by Hank Williams and was covered by Tony Bennett as a pop version in the same year. It went to number 1 on the country single chart and Bennett's version went to number 1 in the United States.

References

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  1. ↑ "U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog 1946-1954". vcc.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Hank Williams CD Issues". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Hank Williams". www.rockabillyhall.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-08-19.