Nothing but a Heartache

"Nothing but a Heartache" is a Pop and Northern Soul hit originally released on the Deram Records label in November 1968 by South Carolina trio The Flirtations. Produced by Wayne Bickerton and co-written by Bickerton and Tony Waddington — the British songwriting/producing duo later responsible for the 1970s successes of The Rubettes — "Nothing But a Heartache" reached the Top 40 in both the Netherlands (#36) and in the US, where it spent two weeks at #34 in late May 1969 during what was then considered a lengthy 14-week run on Billboard's Hot 100 – especially for a hit that did not reach the top 30.[1] The single did, however, reach #31 on Cash Box[2] and #25 on Record World.

This article is about the song by The Flirtations. For the song by the Supremes, see Nothing but Heartaches.

In late April 1969, "Nothing but a Heartache" reached #3 in Boston on WRKO-AM.[3] In Canada it reached #31[4] and in Australia it charted at #97. Two promotional videos—one in color and one in black-and-white—were filmed for the song. The colour video was shot at Tintern Abbey in Wales.[5]

In October 2017, American punk rock/hip hop band the Transplants released a cover version of the song on their Take Cover EP.

Chart history
Chart (1968-69) Peak
position
Australia 97
Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 31
Netherlands 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7][1] 34
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] 31
U.S. Record World 25

References
  1. ”Billboard Hot 100 Charts – The Sixties”, Record Research Inc, 1990
  2. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 31, 1969". Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. "WRKO". WRKO.org.
  4. RPM Top Singles, May 19, 1969
  5. "Nothing But A Heartache by The Flirtations Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  6. RPM Top Singles, May 19, 1969
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 31, 1969". Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.


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