That's When Your Heartaches Begin
"That's When Your Heartaches Begin" is a 1937 song by Fred Fisher, William Raskin and Billy Hill. It was recorded and released the same year by Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm. The song first became popular following a 1941 recording by The Ink Spots. The song was recorded by Elvis Presley on at least three occasions during the 1950s, and was one of two songs he recorded in July 1953, prior to the beginning of his professional career, for a demo acetate purportedly given to his mother as a birthday present.
| "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| Released | March 1957 |
| Recorded | July 18, 1953, Sun Studio, Memphis, Tennessee (acetate) January 13, 1957, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California |
| Length | 2:52 (1953 acetate) 3:28 (1957 single) |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Fred Fisher William Raskin Billy Hill |
Elvis Presley versions
On July 18, 1953, Elvis Presley paid $3.98 for a recording studio time at the Sun Studio in Memphis, a recording studio that was also home to the Sun Records label starting in 1952. Presley recorded a double-sided acetate demo single, though he was not yet signed to the Sun Records label. On the A-side, he recorded "My Happiness", later made famous by Connie Francis in 1958. For the B-side, he recorded "That's When Your Heartaches Begin".[1] He would later revisit the song in recording studios on at least two occasions, the first during the famous Million Dollar Quartet sessions on December 4, 1956, and the second in January 1957, when it was recorded and released as a B-side to "All Shook Up".
Beatles performances
According to eminent author Mark Lewisohn in "The Complete Beatles Chronicles" (p. 364) The Beatles performed That's When Your Heartaches Begin live from 1959 till 1961 (in Liverpool and Hamburg and elsewhere) with Paul McCartney on lead vocal. Author Allen J. Weiner adds (in "The Beatles The Ultimate Recording Guide", p. 5) that a home rehearsal recording (dated to 1960) survives and has come out on several unauthorized releases. No other recording is known to exist.
Other versions
- Billy Bunn (1952). Bunn was an R&B falsetto singer compared in the press to the popular singer Johnnie Ray. He recorded the song for RCA.
- David Whitfield (1958). Whitfield recorded the song as the B-side to "The Right to Love" (Decca F11039).[2]
- Hep Stars (1965). Recorded for their debut album We and Our Cadillac.
- Mina (1974). Recorded for her 1974 album Baby Gate, a collection of hits from the fifties.
- Andy Kaufman (1979). Performed on the Johnny Cash Show Christmas special as part of an Elvis Presley impersonation.
References
- "Original versions of That's When Your Heartaches Begin by Elvis Presley with Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
