Blue Heartache

"Blue Heartache" was notably recorded by American Bluegrass group the Osborne Brothers and was released as a single in August 1973 under MCA Records.

"Blue Heartache" was recorded at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee on May 10, 1973. It was a part of a series of songs recorded for the group's next album entitled Fastest Grass Alive. The song was officially released as a single in August 1973, peaking at number sixty-four on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart that year. The single was part of a series of minor hits that the group endured during the early half of the 1970s.^[1]

In October 1979, American country artist Gail Davies recorded and released her version of "Blue Heartache" as a single.

Issued in 1979 as an official single, the song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart in early 1980. "Blue Heartache" became Davies' first top-ten hit as a musical artist, helping to begin a series of similar successes into the decade.^[1] It also became Davies' first entry on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[2] The song was included on Davies' second studio album entitled The Game (1980).