COUNTRY SONGS OF HEARTBREAK

Countless country songs tell of broken hearts, rejected love and romantic tragedies. Following are a sampling of EMI Published songs which can bring a tear to the eye, or at least the memory of lost loves of yesteryear.

ABSENCE OF THE HEART (Farren/Carter/Jones)
by Deana Carter

ALWAYS ON MY MIND (James/Carson/Christopher)
by Willie Nelson

AND SO IT GOES (Schlitz/Overstreet)
by John Denver & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

ANOTHER LONELY SONG (Sherrill/Wilson/Wynette)
by Tammy Wynette

ANGEL OF THE MORNING (Taylor)
by Juice Newton

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX (Webb)
by Glen Campbell

COUNT ME IN (Carter/Jones)
by Deana Carter

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE (Leigh)
by Crystal Gayle

DOWN IN TENNESSEE (Holyfield)
by John Anderson

FOOLIN' 'ROUND (Howard/Owens)
by Buck Owens

GOODBYE SAYS IT ALL (Macrae/Black/Fischer)
by BlackHawk

THE GREATEST MAN I NEVER KNEW (Leigh/Martine)
by Reba McEntire

HE'LL HAVE TO GO (Allison/Allison)
by Jim Reeves

HEART IN HAND (DeShannon/Sheeley)
by Brenda Lee

HEARTBREAK TOWN (Scott)
by The Dixie Chicks

HEARTBREAKER (Sager/Wolfert)
by Dolly Parton

I'M BEGINNING TO FORGET YOU (LIKE YOU FORGOT ME) (Phelps)
by Jim Reeves

IF I CRIED EVERYTIME YOU HURT ME (Howard)
by Wanda Jackson

IF YOU SEE HIM/IF YOU SEE HER (Kimball/James/McBride)
by Reba and Brooks & Dunn

IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE (Franzese/Christenson/Jackson)
by Wanda Jackson

LITTLE ROCK (Dipiero/Jacobs/McManus)
by Reba McEntire

LONELY HEARTS CLUB (Butler/Simmons/Bowling)
by Billie Jo Spears

LOVESICK BLUES (Friend/Mills)
by Hank Williams

MISSING YOU (Anderson/Malo)
by The Mavericks

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL (Sherrill/Bourke/Wilson)
by Charlie Rich

MY BABY'S GONE (Houser)
by The Louvin Brothers
by The Kendalls

MY HEART WILL NEVER BREAK THIS WAY AGAIN (Harrison/Berg)
by Patty Loveless

NIGHT IS FALLIN' IN MY HEART (Linde)
by Diamond Rio

ONE LAST TIME (Matthews/Phillips)
by Dusty Drake

PHONES ARE RINGIN' ALL OVER TOWN (Vassy/Beeson/Mackechnie)
by Martina McBride

A PICTURE OF ME (WITHOUT YOU) (Richey/Wilson)
by Lorrie Morgan

PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW (Parton/Owens)
by Bill Phillips with Dolly Parton

SHE DOESN'T CRY ANYMORE (Byrne/Robinson)
by Shenandoah

SOMEWHERE IN MY BROKEN HEART (Leigh/Dean)
by Billy Dean

STILL HOLDING ON (Berg/Stuart/Black)
by Clint Black & Martina McBride

TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP (Cook/Wood)
by Crystal Gayle

THEN HE TOUCHED ME (Richey/Wilson)
by Jean Shephard

'TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN (Sherrill/Richey/Wynette)
by Tammy Wynette
by Kenny Rogers & Dottie West

THE TIN MAN (Chesney/Lowe/Slate)
by Kenny Chesney

TOO COLD AT HOME (Harden)
by Mark Chestnutt

WALKIN' A BROKEN HEART (Linde/Rush)
by Don Williams

WHEN YOU NEED MY LOVE (Worley/Varble)
by Darryl Worley

WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN (Stevens)
by Dr. Hook

WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE (Nelson)
by Willie Nelson

WHY GOODBYE (Leigh/Wright)
by Steve Wariner

WITHOUT YOU (Maines/Silver)
by The Dixie Chicks

YELLOW ROSES (Devine/Nichols)
by Hank Snow

YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE (Ray/Raymond)
by Eddie Rabbitt

YOU LIE (Black/Fischer/Roberts)
by Reba McEntire

YOUR OLD COLD SHOULDER (Leigh)
by Crystal Gayle

Hear audio extracts on these songs on our website.

ROCK ON !
Alan Warner

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