One Broken Heart for Sale

"One Broken Heart for Sale" was an Elvis Presley song taken from the soundtrack to the film, It Happened at the World's Fair.[1] It was released as a single by RCA Records on January 29, 1963.[2] This A-side was a typically well-crafted number written by Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott.[3] It was matched this time by yet another deeply felt ballad from the pen of Don Robertson with the B-side called They Remind Me Too Much Of You.[3] "One Broken Heart for Sale" reached number 11 on the Hot 100 chart and remained on this chart for 9 weeks. It reached number 21 on the R&B chart and stayed on this chart for 4 weeks. In the UK, it peaked at number 12 and became another Gold record for him.[4]

"One Broken Heart for Sale"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album It Happened At The World's Fair
A-side"One Broken Heart For Sale"
B-side"They Remind Me Too Much of You"
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1963
RecordedSeptember 22, 1962
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenrePop
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Otis Blackwell/Winfield Scott
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
(1962)		 "One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
(1963)		 "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" / "Please Don't Drag That String Around"
(1963)

Charts
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 11

References
  1. "It Happened At The World's Fair".
  2. "Release Date".
  3. "Songwriter".
  4. "Charts".
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  6. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  7. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.


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