| "Don't Break My Heart Again" | ||||
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| Single by Whitesnake | ||||
| from the album Come an' Get It | ||||
| B-side | "Child of Babylon" | |||
| Released | March 1981 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Coverdale | |||
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"Don't Break My Heart Again" is a song by the English rock band Whitesnake from their 1981 studio album Come an' Get It. Written by vocalist David Coverdale, the song was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage.[3] The guitar solo performed by Bernie Marsden was recorded on the first take. Despite numerous attempts to top it, Marsden eventually conceded and agreed to use the first take.[4] Guitarist Doug Aldrich (who played with the band from 2003 to 2014) later named "Don't Break My Heart Again" one of his favourite Whitesnake songs.[5]
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- ^ "The Snake Bites Again! - A Bailey Brothers interview with David Coverdale!". Rock United. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2015). Sail Away: Whitesnake's Fantastic Voyage. Soundcheck Books LLP. p. 79. ISBN 0-9575-7008-2.
- ^ Parsons, Jim (director) (2006). Live... in the Still of the Night (documentary). AFM Records. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.