You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)

"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album Make Way for Dionne Warwick
B-side "A House is Not a Home"
Released August 1964
Format 7" single
Genre Soul, pop
Length 2:58
Label Scepter 1282
Writer(s) Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Producer(s) Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"Walk On By"
(1964)		 "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
(1964)		 "Reach Out for Me"
(1964)

"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David. It was originally recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by the Stylistics in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover.

Dionne Warwick version

Dionne Warwick recorded "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" in 1964, and released it as the second single release from her third studio album. The song was an international hit, reaching number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 28 on the Cash Box Top 100. It did better elsewhere, peaking at number 20 in the UK and at number 15 in Canada. The B-side, "A House Is Not a Home", was also a chart hit, reaching number 71 on Billboard, number 50 on Cash Box and number 37 in Canada.

Chart performance

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Australia 32
Canada 15
UK 20
US Billboard Hot 100 34
US R&B[1] 10
US Cash Box 28

The Stylistics version

"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album Round 2
B-side "If You Don't Watch Out"
Released May 1973
Format 7" single
Genre Soul, pop
Label Avon 4618
Writer(s) Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Producer(s) Burt Bacharach
Hal David
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Break Up to Make Up"
(1973)		 "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
(1973)		 "Rockin' Roll Baby"
(1973)

The Stylistics covered the song "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" in 1973. It was the third and final single from their second album. Their version was yet more successful in the US, peaking at number 23 on Billboard and number 16 on Cash Box. It was also an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four.

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia 83
Canada 35
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 23
US Adult Contemporary 4
US R&B 8
US Cash Box Top 100[3] 16

Extended play version

Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK 24

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 609.
  2. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  3. ↑ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19730707.html
  4. ↑ "Tracks on Surround Yourself with Cilla - Cilla Black (May 23, 1969)". SecondHandSongs.com. 1969-05-23. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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