Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?

"Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?"
Single by Connie Francis
from the album Connie Francis Sings "For Mama"
B-side"Come On, Jerry"
ReleasedJanuary 1965
RecordedLate 1964
GenreVocal
Length2:21
LabelMGM
13303
SongwritersTed Murry, Benny Davis
ProducerDanny Davis
Connie Francis singles chronology
"Don't Ever Leave Me"
(1964)
"Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?"
(1965)
"For Mama"
(1965)

"Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" is a song written by Ted Murry and Benny Davis and most notably performed by Connie Francis.[1]

Connie Francis version

Release and reception

"Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" was released as a seven-inch single in January 1965 by MGM Records.[2] It was backed by "Come On, Jerry" on the B-side. The song was included as the seventh track on Francis' 1965 album, Connie Francis Sings "For Mama".[3] It was later translated into Italian as "Un altro amore" and was the B-side to her Italian single "Ho bisogno di vederti".[4]

In its positive review of the single Cashbox magazine stated that "Connie Francis could start off '65 with a blockbuster", continuing "'Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight,' is a tearful sentimental beat ballad-with triplets that she delivers with expected warmth and poise. The flip's tantalizing 'Fever' styled finger-snapper that also merits special attention.[5]

Chart performance

In early 1965 the song broke into the top ten on the U.S. Easy Listening chart, peaking at No. 7 on it.[6] It reached No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well.[7] It was ranked lower by Record World at No. 45,[8] and higher by Cashbox at No. 42.[9] It also charted in Australia, peaking at No. 56 in the country.[10]

Track listing

7" vinyl single[2][5]

  • "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" - 2:21
  • "Come On, Jerry" – 1:54

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 43
US Easy Listening (Billboard)[6] 7
US Record World 100 Top Pops[11] 45
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles[9] 42
AUS Top 100 Singles (Kent Music Report)[10] 56

References

  1. ^ Connie Francis, "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" Single Release Retrieved May 5, 2023
  2. ^ a b "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?"/"Come On, Jerry" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Connie Francis. MGM Records. January 1965. 13303.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Connie Francis, Connie Francis Sings "For Mama" Retrieved May 4, 2023
  4. ^ Connie Francis vinyl copy of Ho bisogno di vederti Retrieved August 1, 2025
  5. ^ a b Cashbox magazine, January 14, 1965. Record Reviews, The Cashbox Pick of the Week, page 14.
  6. ^ a b "Connie Francis – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  7. ^ a b Connie Francis, "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" Chart Positions Retrieved May 5, 2023
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hit Records 101–150 1959–1982. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-201-4.
  9. ^ a b Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. pp. 129–130. ISBN 1563083167.
  10. ^ a b Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hit Records 1954–1982. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-200-7.