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1952 single by Slim Whitman
"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side"Keep It a Secret"
"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Released1952
Length2:45
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Ray Glaser
Slim Whitman singles chronology
"An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
(1952)
"My Heart Is Broken in Three" / "Keep It a Secret"
(1952)
"All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy" / "How Can I Tell"
(1953)
Slim Whitman UK singles chronology
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" / "Tell Me"
(1956)
"I'm a Fool" / "My Heart Is Broken in Three"
(1956)
"Serenade" / "I Talk to the Waves"
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive

"My Heart Is Broken in Three" is a song written by Ray Glaser (or Glasser)

Slim Whitman released it as a single (Imperial 8169, with "Keep It a Secret" on the opposite side) in 1952.

In the UK, the song was originally released coupled with "Cold Empty Arms" (London L 1206, 1952) and some years later chosen as the filp side to "I'm a Fool" (London HL 8252, 1956).


Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial 45-8134, 1952, United States)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep It a Secret"Jessie Mae Robinson2:45
2."My Heart Is Broken in Three"Ray Glaser2:45

Spade Cooley version

Spade Cooley released his version on Decca (cat. no. 46376, with "The Cowboy Waltz" on the flip side) in 1951.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive

Charts

Chart (1953) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records — Most Played in Juke Boxes 10

References

  1. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 15, 1952 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Slim Whitman - Keep It A Secret / My Heart Is Broken In Three". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. "Ray Glaser". Discogs.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 15, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 22, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "Slim Whitman - My Heart is Broken in Three / Cold, Empty Arms". 1952 – via www.discogs.com.
  7. ^ "Country-western News". 1966.
  8. "Slim Whitman - I'm A Fool / My Heart Is Broken In Three". 1956 – via www.discogs.com.
  9. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 17, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1951 – via Google Books.
  12. Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. ISBN 9780898201659.
  14. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 20, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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