Sea of Heartbreak
"Sea of Heartbreak" is a song written by Paul Hampton and Hal David and recorded by Don Gibson in 1961. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
"Sea of Heartbreak"
"I Think It's Best (To Forget Me)"
"Smiley"
1972
Paul Hampton
Hal David
"Ain't Love Wonderful"
1989
Paul Hampton
Hal David
July 13, 2004
4:01
Paul Hampton
Hal David
Mac McAnally
Michael Utley
Other cover versions[edit]
Johnny Cash recorded the song for his Grammy-winning 1996 album Unchained. Cash's daughter, Rosanne Cash, covered the song in 2009 as a duet with Bruce Springsteen on her album The List. British pop group The Searchers recorded a version in 1964 for their album It's The Searchers. The Everly Brothers covered the song on their 1967 album, The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers. In 1982, Poco went to #35 in the USA on the Adult Contemporary chart with their version.[8] The Hawaiian group Kapena recorded their cover of the song in 1996.
The alternative rock band Meat Puppets recorded a version of the song that was featured 2019 album Dusty Notes. Lynn Anderson released the song as a single in 1979 from her “Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind” album and it peaked at number 33 on Billboard’s Country Single Chart. Yugoslav rock band Džentlmeni released a Serbo-Croatian version of the song, entitled "Slomljena srca" ("Broken Hearts"), in 1969, the song becoming a big hit in Yugoslavia. Their version appeared in the 1998 Serbian film Barking at the Stars.[9] Poco included their version of the song on their 1982 album Cowboys and Englishmen. Czech country singer Michal Tučný released a version of the song, entitled "Snídaně v trávě" ("Breakfast on the Grass"), with lyrics by Zdeněk Rytíř, in 1980.