You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places is the debut studio album by Tracey Ullman, released in 1983. It peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums chart and No. 34 in the spring of 1984 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[3]
You Broke My Heart in 17 Places | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 November 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | 1982 – 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, synth-pop | |||
Length | 28:55 | |||
Label | Stiff (United Kingdom) MCA (United States) | |||
Producer | Peter Collins | |||
Tracey Ullman chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The album consists of cover songs, such as Doris Day's "Move Over Darling" and Blondie's "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear". "They Don't Know"—originally written, recorded and released by singer Kirsty MacColl—became Ullman's biggest hit, reaching No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 in the UK. The song's music video included a cameo appearance by Paul McCartney,[4] whom Ullman had previously appeared with in McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street.[4]
Track listing
Original album
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breakaway" | 2:36 | |
2. | "Long Live Love" | Chris Andrews | 2:48 |
3. | "Shattered" | Wayne Carson Thompson | 2:44 |
4. | "Oh, What a Night" |
| 2:33 |
5. | "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" | Norman Dolph | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Move Over Darling" |
| 2:32 |
2. | "Bobby's Girl" |
| 2:58 |
3. | "They Don't Know" | Kirsty MacColl | 2:59 |
4. | "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear" | Gary Valentine | 2:45 |
5. | "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" | MacColl | 2:52 |
6. | "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" | Clive Westlake | 3:30 |
1991 Repertoire Records CD bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Dancing in the Dark" |
| 2:54 |
13. | "Breakaway (Monitor Mix)" |
| 4:58 |
14. | "Bobby's Girl (Remix)" |
| 2:58 |
15. | "Move Over Darling (Extended)" |
| 4:22 |
16. | "The B-Side" | 4:36 |
1992 Rhino Records CD bonus tracks
In 1992, the album was included in its entirety on the Rhino Records compilation The Best of Tracey Ullman: You Broke My Heart in 17 Places, along with nine additional tracks.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "You Caught Me Out" |
| 3:27 |
13. | "Baby I Lied" |
| 4:15 |
14. | "Terry" |
| 3:49 |
15. | "Sunglasses" | John D. Loudermilk | 3:03 |
16. | "Helpless" | Holland-Dozier-Holland | 2:44 |
17. | "My Guy" | Mike Barson | 3:00 |
18. | "Falling In and Out of Love" |
| 3:17 |
19. | "I Don't Want Our Loving to Die" | 3:03 | |
20. | "Dancing in the Dark" |
| 2:53 |
2006 Stiff/Victor CD bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Dancing in the Dark" |
| 2:54 |
13. | "The B-Side" |
| 4:36 |
14. | "Move Over Darling (Extended)" |
| 4:22 |
15. | "My Guy" | Mike Barson | 3:00 |
16. | "Thinking of Running Away" |
| 2:03 |
Personnel
- Tracey Ullman – vocals
- Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals, producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
- The Sapphires – backing vocals
- Flying Pickets – backing vocals
- Rosemary Robinson – backing vocals
- Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
- Clare Torry – backing vocals
- Wealthy Tarts – backing vocals
- Hank Marvin – guitar ("Move Over Darling" and "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
- Peter Collins – producer (except "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" and "Bobby's Girl") for Loose End Productions
- Steve O'Donnell – producer ("Bobby's Girl") for Malpas Productions
- Gavin Povey – producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places")
- Barry Farmer, Gavin Povey, John Burns, Julian Mendelsohn, MD-Wix, Phil Chapman, Phil Harding – engineer
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places". AllMusic.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th Edition, Record Research, 2006
- Miller, Ron (September 26, 1985). "Actress Has 'Plenty' To Sing About". Chicago Tribune. Knight Ridder.
External links
- You Broke My Heart in 17 Places at Discogs (list of releases)