The Story of a Broken Heart

"The Story of a Broken Heart"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Now Here's Johnny Cash
A-side"The Story of a Broken Heart"
"Down the Street to 301"
ReleasedJune 1960 (1960-06)
GenreCountry, honky-tonk
LabelSun 343
Songwriter(s)Tommy Blake[1] or Sam Phillips[2][3]
Music video
"The Story of a Broken Heart" (audio only) on YouTube

"The Story of a Broken Heart" (or "Story of a Broken Heart") is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Tommy Blake[1] or Sam Phillips.[2][3]

The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records in May 1958.[2] and released as a single (Sun 343, with "Down the Street to 301" on the opposite side)[4][5][6] in June 1960.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "The Story Of A Broken Heart / Down The Street To 301". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c John M. Alexander (2018-04-10). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-1-68226-051-7.
  3. ^ a b John L. Smith (1 January 1999). Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3629-7.
  4. ^ John Edwards Memorial Foundation (1974). JEMF Quarterly. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
  5. ^ Tim Neely (2004-05-01). Goldmine Records & Prices. Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-781-7. Down the Street to 301 The Story of a Broken Heart Sun 343.
  6. ^ Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1980). Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. Quick Fox. ISBN 978-0-8256-3161-0. Down the Street to 301 The Story of a Broken Heart.
  7. ^ Peter Lewry (2001). I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. Helter Skelter. ISBN 978-1-900924-22-1.
    June
    Both Columbia and Sun Records release singles this month – "Second Honeymoon"/"Honky Tonk Girl" (Columbia 4-41707) and "Story Of A Broken Heart"/"Down The Street To 301" (Sun 343).
  8. ^ The Johnny Cash Record Catalog. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1994. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-313-29506-5.