| "Livin' with a Heartache" | ||||
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Keepin' the Summer Alive | ||||
| B-side | "Santa Ana Winds" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August–December 1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country | |||
| Length | 3:05 (single) 4:06 (album) | |||
| Label | Caribou Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Wilson, Randy Bachman | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Johnston | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Livin' with a Heartache" is a song written by Carl Wilson and Randy Bachman for the American rock band the Beach Boys, one of two collaborations between the two writers.[1] It was recorded from August 27–29 at Bachman's home studio known as "The Barn" in Lynden, Washington with two further sessions at Rumbo Studios in November and December 1979.[2] "Livin' with a Heartache" was released on the Beach Boys' 1980 album Keepin' the Summer Alive and was subsequently released with a truncated 3:05 mix as a single backed with "Santa Ana Winds" which failed to chart in the US.
Record World called it a "gem" and said that the "melody & hook are perfect."[3]
- ^ "Livin' With a Heartache - The Beach Boys | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "GIGS79". Esquarterly.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. May 31, 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-20.