Hurt So Bad
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| "Hurt So Bad" | ||||
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| Single by Little Anthony & The Imperials | ||||
| from the album Goin' Out Of My Head | ||||
| B-side | "Reputation" | |||
| Released | December 29, 1964[1] | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | DCP | |||
| Songwriters | Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Bobby Hart | |||
| Producers | Teddy Randazzo, Don Costa | |||
| Little Anthony & The Imperials singles chronology | ||||
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| "Hurt So Bad" | ||||
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| Single by The Lettermen | ||||
| from the album Hurt So Bad | ||||
| B-side | "Catch the Wind" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Bobby Hart | |||
| Producer | Al De Lory | |||
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"Hurt So Bad" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Bobby Hart. It is a 1965 Top 10 hit ballad originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials. Linda Ronstadt also had a Top 10 hit with her cover version in 1980. The song has been re-recorded by numerous artists including The Lettermen, who took the song to number twelve in September 1969.
Background
Little Anthony & The Imperials' original version was taken from their album, Goin' out of My Head. It was the follow-up to that album's smash-hit title song, and like that song, also became a Billboard Top 10 hit as well as a Top Five R&B hit.[2] This version reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one in Canada.[3] It was also performed by the group on their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. It was written especially for The Imperials by Teddy Randazzo, a long-time friend of the group, along with Bobby Weinstein and Bobby Hart, and was produced by Don Costa for his DCP record label, later absorbed by United Artists Records and re-released on its Veep Records subsidiary. A powerful, dramatic ballad recording, it has become one of The Imperials' best-known songs, and has inspired numerous cover versions.
Personnel
- "Little Anthony" Gourdine - lead vocals
- Clarence "Wah-Hoo" Collins - baritone/bass
- Ernest Wright - second tenor
- Sammy Strain - first tenor
- Producer: Don Costa
- Backed by The 101 Strings Orchestra
El Chicano version
Background
El Chicano released a cover of "Hurt So Bad" on their 1970 debut album Viva Tirado.[4] It was one of 9 songs on the album, including their first hit single "Viva Tirado".
