It Only Hurts for a Little While
1956 single by The Ames Brothers
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"It Only Hurts for a Little While" is a 1956 popular song with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Mack David.[1]
| "It Only Hurts for a Little While" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Ames Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight" | |||
| Released | March 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriters | Fred Spielman, Mack David | |||
| Producer | Hugo Winterhalter | |||
| The Ames Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6481. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 19, 1956. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #15; on the Best Seller chart, at #16; on the Juke Box chart, at #11; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #15.[2]
Cover versions
- In 1978, Country Music singer Margo Smith released her version of the song b/w Look Out Mountain, and it went to number one on the Country charts that year and was her second and last number one.[3] It was released on her album Don't Break the Heart That Loves You that year.
- Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin' (1993).[1]
