This is a story of a song. "Love Hurts" was written by Boudleaux Bryant, who also penned "Bye Bye Love" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream," both hits for the Everlys.It was first recorded by the Everlys on this album in 1960. Over the next 50 years it'd be recorded by another two dozen artists in some form or fashion, everyone from Emmylou Harris, Heart, Corey Hart, Pat Boone, Cher, John McLean, Journey, Joan Jett, The Who and Roy Orbison.
The song would wind up charting four different times (Orbison, Cher, Jim Capaldi, Nazareth). Ironically, it would be the biggest hit with Nazareth. All those great artists and no one quite hit it like Nazareth.
A song I largely ignored for most of my life, I've since learned to love it after hearing Harris and Gram Parsons cover it and release it on his posthumous album, Grievous Angel. It's really a gorgeous song, full of loss and regret. And it all started on this album in 1960 without any aplomb.
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