Love Hurts
original song written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant; first recorded by The Everly Brothers and released in 1960
"Love Hurts" is a 1960 song by The Everly Brothers. It was taken from their fourth studio album A Date with the Everly Brothers.
| "Love Hurts" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Everly Brothers | |
| from the album A Date with the Everly Brothers | |
| Published | August 30, 1960 Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.[1] |
| Released | October 1960 |
| Recorded | July 1960 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant |
The song was covered by Roy Orbison in 1961. That version went to number 5 in Australia.
The song was covered again by Scottish rock band Nazareth in 1974 as a hard rock and blues rock track. That version went to number 8 in the United States, number 41 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in New Zealand and topped the single charts in South Africa, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium.
The song was also covered by Cher as the title track to her 20th studio album Love Hurts.
References
change- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1960). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1960 Music July-Dec 3D Ser Vol 14 Pt 5. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
