It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'
| It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January–May 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Cadence | |||
| Johnny Tillotson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' is an album by Johnny Tillotson. It was released to capitalize on the success of Tillotson's hit of the same name.[3] The album was arranged by Archie Bleyer and had vocal accompaniment by the Anita Kerr Singers and the Jordanaires. Charlie McCoy plays the harmonica on four tracks.
Critical reception
The album received a positive critical reception upon its release. Cashbox believed it had a "pleasant session of pop andcountry items," and that "The chanter goes through his musical paces with enough authority and superior range and pitch to please a wide variety of record buyers."[3] New Record Mirror gave it a four-star rating, writing that "Johnny seems all broken up in all the tracks," and that "many a lass will find a tear trickling down her cheek as she listens to the set."[1]
Chart performance
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issued dated July 21, 1962, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks, peaking at number eight.[4]
Track listing
Side 1
- "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" (Johnny Tillotson)
- "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson)
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams)
- "Funny How Time Slips Away" (Willie Nelson)
- "I Fall to Pieces" (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard)
- "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin)
Side 2
- "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams)
- "Take Good Care of Her" (Arthur Kent, Ed Warren)
- "Four Walls" (George Campbell, Marvin Moore)
- "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" (Hank Locklin)
- "Fool #1" (Kathryn R. Fulton)
- "Hello Walls" (Willie Nelson)
Charts
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top LPs (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" | US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 3 |
| US Billboard R&B singles[6] | 6 | ||
| US Billboard Hot C&W Sides[7] | 4 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 31 | ||
| "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" | US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 17 | |
| US Billboard Hot C&W Sides[7] | 11 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 21 | ||
| "What'll I Do?" | US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[9] | 106 | |
| "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 89 | |
| "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" | US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 24 | |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 41 | ||
References
- 1 2 Watson, Jimmy (December 8, 1962). "Johnny Tillotson: It Keeps Right On A＇Hurtin＇" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 91. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1396. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- 1 2 "Album Reviews: Popular Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXIII, no. 43. June 30, 1962. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 782. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 712. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Joel Whitburn's top R & B singles, 1942-1988. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 412.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1972). Joel Whitburn's Top country & western records : 1949-1971. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 76.
- 1 2 3 "JOHNNY TILLOTSON". Official Charts. December 7, 1960. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.