He Will Break Your Heart

E861833
single song

"He Will Break Your Heart" is a classic 1960 soul ballad by Jerry Butler that became one of his signature hits and a staple of early Chicago soul music.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) 0

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
adaptationOf He Will Break Your Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartedOn Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1960s ⓘ
genre Chicago soul ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCoverVersion He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMusicalKey B-flat major (commonly cited) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableChartSuccessIn United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableInstrumentation backing vocals ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
strings ⓘ
hasNotableRecognition considered a classic of early Chicago soul ⓘ
considered one of Jerry Butler's signature hits ⓘ
hasSongwriter Calvin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Curtis Mayfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerry Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTempo slow ballad ⓘ
hasTheme unrequited love ⓘ
warning about heartbreak ⓘ
isClassicOf 1960 soul ballads ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf Jerry Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ
isStapleOf early Chicago soul music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 2:40 ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1960 ⓘ
1975 ⓘ
partOfScene Chicago soul scene NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakPositionOnBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
7 ⓘ
peakPositionOnBillboardRB 1 ⓘ
performer Jerry Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Orlando and Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Calvin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Vee-Jay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1960-09 ⓘ
vocalist Jerry Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer Calvin Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Curtis Mayfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerry Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Jerry Butler → notableWork → He Will Break Your Heart ⓘ
Jerry Butler → notableSongwritingCredit → He Will Break Your Heart ⓘ
Comfort Me (album) → hasTrack → He Will Break Your Heart ⓘ
subject surface form: Comfort Me