Some Broken Hearts Never Mend

"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1977 as the first single from the album Visions. "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" was Don Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 12 weeks within the top 40.^[1]

The song was also an international hit for Telly Savalas. It topped the Swiss charts for two weeks, and peaked at No. 2 in Austria and No. 4 in Netherlands.^[2]

The Bellamy Brothers covered the song in 1999 in a reggae style for the album Reggae Cowboy. This version was also a single, but did not chart.

Chart performance

Don Williams

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6

Telly Savalas

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Swiss Hitparade Singles	1
German Media Control Charts Singles	5
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Singles	2
Dutch Singles Charts	4
Belgian Ultratop Singles	2

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 385.
↑ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Telly+Savalas&titel=Some+Broken+Hearts+Never+Mend&cat=s

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Play Guitar Play" by Conway Twitty	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 14, 1977	Succeeded by "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" by Waylon Jennings
Preceded by "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon	Swiss Music Charts number-one single 15 February, 1981 - 22 February, 1981	Succeeded by "Life Is for Living" by Barclay James Harvest

Don Williams

Studio albums	Don Williams Vol. 3 Harmony Especially for You Cafe Carolina And So It Goes

Singles	"I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" "The Ties That Bind" "You're My Best Friend" "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" "'Til the Rivers All Run Dry" "Say It Again" "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" "She Never Knew Me" "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" "I'm Just a Country Boy" "I've Got a Winner in You" "Rake and Ramblin' Man" "Tulsa Time" "Lay Down Beside Me" "It Must Be Love" "Love Me Over Again" "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "I Believe In You" "Falling Again" "Miracles" "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris) "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" "Listen to the Radio" "Mistakes" "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" "Love Is on a Roll" "Nobody but You" "Stay Young" "That's the Thing About Love" "Maggie's Dream" "Walkin' a Broken Heart" "It's Time for Love" "We've Got a Good Fire Goin''" "Heartbeat in the Darkness" "Then It's Love" "Señorita" "I'll Never Be in Love Again" "I Wouldn't Be a Man" "Another Place, Another Time" "Desperately" "Old Coyote Town" "One Good Well" "I've Been Loved by the Best" "Just as Long as I Have You" "Maybe That's All It Takes" "Back in My Younger Days" "True Love" "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy"

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The Bellamy Brothers

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Albums	The Two and Only

Notable singles	"Let Your Love Flow" "Bird Dog" "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" "Sugar Daddy" "Dancin' Cowboys" "Lovers Live Longer" "Do You Love as Good as You Look" "You're My Favorite Star" "For All the Wrong Reasons" "Get into Reggae Cowboy" "Redneck Girl" "When I'm Away from You" "I Love Her Mind" "Strong Weakness" "Forget About Me" "World's Greatest Lover" "I Need More of You" "Old Hippie" "Lie to You for Your Love" "Feelin' the Feelin'" "Too Much Is Not Enough" (with The Forester Sisters) "Kids of the Baby Boom" "Crazy from the Heart" "Santa Fe" "I'll Give You All My Love Tonight" "Rebels Without a Clue" "Big Love" "You'll Never Be Sorry" "I Could Be Persuaded" "Cowboy Beat" "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend"

Guest singles	"Drive South" (with The Forester Sisters)

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