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Single:
Love Hurts entered the Australian singles chart* on 19 May 1975 and peaked at #8. The song was #48 on the Top 100 of 1976.
Album:
The song is on the 1975 album Hair of the Dog.
Songwriter:
Boudleaux Bryant
Producer:
Manny Charlton
Record label of Australian release:
Vertigo
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS TRACK BELOW – Love Hurts by Jim Capaldi
Songfacts:
Nazareth made this song a hit, but it was originally released by the Everly Brothers on their 1960 album A Date With The Everly Brothers. Like their heartbreak hit from 1957, Bye Bye Love, it was written by Boudleaux Bryant.
Young love is hot with passion, but it burns you when it’s hot. The guy in this song has just made this discovery, which is a revelation of sorts – all those singing the praises of love are fools who will soon be burned, as love is just a lie made to make you blue.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/nazareth/love-hurts
Lyrics:
Love hurts, love scars
Love wounds and marks
Any heart
Not tough or strong enough
To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
Holds a lot of rain
Love hurts
Ooh, ooh, love hurts
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BONUS TRACK
A version of Love Hurts by English singer-songwriter and drummer Jim Capaldi entered the Australian singles chart* on 19 January 1976 and peaked at #6. The song was #35 on the Top 100 of 1976.
The song is on Short Cut Draw Blood which entered the Australian albums chart* on 15 March 1976 and peaked at #95.
The Capaldi recording was produced by Steve Smith.
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
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