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It's a Heartache is a Country and Country pop act. They run in the same orbit as Till Death Do Us Part and Words, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Juice Newton and Ronnie Spector, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around It's a Heartache and forward to Juice Newton. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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"'It's a Heartache'" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. Written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, and co-produced with David Mackay, the single was released in November 1977 by RCA Records. The song topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and numerous European countries, and reached No. 3 in the US and No. 4 in the UK. Worldwide, "It's a Heartache" sold around six million copies.
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