I Know a Heartache When I See One

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" is a song by Jennifer Warnes from her third LP, Shot Through the Heart. It was the first of three charting singles from the album.

"I Know a Heartache When I See One"
Single by Jennifer Warnes
from the album Shot Through the Heart
B-side"Frankie in the Rain"
ReleasedJune 1979
GenrePop, country, Easy Listening
Length3:24
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater, Charlie Black
Producer(s)Rob Fraboni
Jennifer Warnes singles chronology
"I'm Dreaming"
(1977)		 "I Know a Heartache When I See One"
(1979)		 "Don't Make Me Over"
(1979)

The song peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and #14 Adult Contemporary.[2] It was also a modest hit in Canada (#46).

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" did best on the Country and Western charts, reaching #10 in the U.S.[3] and #12 in Canada.[4] It became Arista Records' lone C&W Top Ten hit prior to 1990.

Cover versions

Canadian Country music artist Lisa Brokop recorded a cover for her 1995 album Lisa Brokop.

Country music artist Jo Dee Messina recorded her own version of the song and it appears on her 1998 album I'm Alright.

Chart history
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 46
Canada RPM Country[5] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[7] 10
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] 21

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 667. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-10-13. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 373.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 251.
  9. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 3, 1979
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