Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)
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Queen of Hearts is a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris's backing group The Hot Band. It was first recorded by Dave Edmunds on his 1979 album Repeat When Necessary. Edmunds' version was released as a single and reached number 11 in the UK and number 12 in Ireland that year, but failed to chart substantially elsewhere in the world. The most successful version of the song was recorded by Juice Newton in 1981 – her version reached number two in the United States and South Africa. Newton's version also reached the top 10 in Canada, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland and New Zealand.
"Queen of Hearts" | ||||
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Single by Dave Edmunds | ||||
from the album Repeat When Necessary | ||||
B-side | "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" | |||
Released | September 16, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Swan Song | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hank DeVito | |||
Producer(s) | Dave Edmunds | |||
Dave Edmunds singles chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Queen of Hearts" on YouTube | ||||