BEFORE THE HIT VERSION. This post: CXXIV- QUEEN OF HEARTS. Continues: next week.

BEFORE IT WAS A HIT SONG…

These songs are well known but you may not know about the earlier attempts to score a hit record with prior versions of the same song.

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton enjoyed crossover chart success with the single "Queen Of Hearts" in 1981. On the Billboard Hot 100, the disc peaked at #2. It did the same on the Adult Contemporary Chart. Newton also made the Top 15 on the US Country Chart. The single reached #8 in Canada and Australia. "Queen Of Hearts" was included on her 'Juice' album.

Hank DeVito wrote the song. Prior to Newton's chart success, "Queen Of Hearts" had been recorded by Dave Edmunds. His original recording was issued as a single in 1979. In Britain, this version peaked at #11. It was also featured on his 'Repeat When Necessary' album which was released in the same year.

Each new song will be added to the spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’.  You can check out the previous earlier / original versions of the hit songs you know and love.

The playlist and other Caffe` Latte` selections can be found at:

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte

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