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That's When Your Heartaches Begin

Words & Music by William J. Raskin, Billy Hill, Fred Fisher

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That's When Your Heartaches Begin

Words & Music by William J. Raskin, Billy Hill, Fred Fisher

If you find your sweetheart in the arms of a friend
That's when your heartaches begin
When dreams of a lifetime must come to an end
That's when your heartaches begin

Love is a thing you never can share
When you bring a friend into your love affair
That's the end of your sweetheart, that's the end of your friend
That's when your heartaches begin

If you find your sweetheart in the arms of your best friend
Brother, that's, that's when your heartaches begin
And you know when all your dreams, when all your dreams of a lifetime must all come to an end
Yeah, that's, that's when your heartaches begin

You see, love is a thing that you never can share
And you know when you bring a friend into your love affair
That's the end of your sweetheart, that's the end of your friend
Well, that's when your heartaches begin

First album:

RCA 20-6870, 1957, All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin (78)

First recorded:

Radio Recorders, West-Hollywood, September 1, 1956

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That's When Your Heartaches Begin was written by William J. Raskin, Billy Hill and Fred Fisher in 1940. In 1950 the Ink Spots made a successful recording of the song (Decca 25505). The spoken interlude was by Orville (Hoppy) Jones. Bob Lam (Dot 1050) in 1951 and Billy Bunn and His Buddies (RAC 47-4657) in 1952 also had releases of That's When Your Heartachs Begin.

In August 1953 Elvis walked into the Memphis Recording Service to cut two songs on a four-dollar acetate. The first was My Happiness, and the second was That's When Your Heartaches Begin. Elvis left the studio with the only copy of the acetate. (For more information on this story, see My Happiness).

It appears that, of the four songs Elvis committed to acetate in 1953 and on January 4, 1954, only That's When Your Heartaches Begin was ever recorded in the studio at RCA or Sun. The recording session took place on January 13, 1957, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Take #7 was selected by RCA for relase on record. Elvis's single had a seven-week stay on Billboard's Top 100 chart, peaking at #58.

During the Million-Dollar-Quartet session in 1956, Elvis sang That's When Your Heartaches Begin and commented briefly that it was one of the songs he recorded on the first acetate in 1953.

Elvis rehearsed That's When Your Heartaches Begin in mid-June 1968 for his TV special Elvis, but did not record it for the program.


If you find your sweetheart in the arms of a friend That's when your heartaches begin When dreams of a lifetime must come to an end That's when your heartaches begin Love is a thing you never can share When you bring a friend into your love affair That's the end of your sweetheart, that's the end of your friend That's when your heartaches begin If you find your sweetheart in the arms of your best friend Brother, that's, that's when your heartaches begin And you know when all your dreams, when all your dreams of a lifetime must all come to an end Yeah, that's, that's when your heartaches begin You see, love is a thing that you never can share And you know when you bring a friend into your love affair That's the end of your sweetheart, that's the end of your friend Well, that's when your heartaches begin

First album:	RCA 20-6870, 1957, All Shook Up / That's When Your Heartaches Begin (78)

First recorded:	1953, Demo Session for Sun Records

That's When Your Heartaches Begin was written by William J. Raskin, Billy Hill and Fred Fisher in 1940. In 1950 the Ink Spots made a successful recording of the song (Decca 25505). The spoken interlude was by Orville (Hoppy) Jones. Bob Lam (Dot 1050) in 1951 and Billy Bunn and His Buddies (RAC 47-4657) in 1952 also had releases of That's When Your Heartachs Begin. In August 1953 Elvis walked into the Memphis Recording Service to cut two songs on a four-dollar acetate. The first was My Happiness, and the second was That's When Your Heartaches Begin. Elvis left the studio with the only copy of the acetate. (For more information on this story, see My Happiness). It appears that, of the four songs Elvis committed to acetate in 1953 and on January 4, 1954, only That's When Your Heartaches Begin was ever recorded in the studio at RCA or Sun. The recording session took place on January 13, 1957, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Take #7 was selected by RCA for relase on record. Elvis's single had a seven-week stay on Billboard's Top 100 chart, peaking at #58. During the Million-Dollar-Quartet session in 1956, Elvis sang That's When Your Heartaches Begin and commented briefly that it was one of the songs he recorded on the first acetate in 1953. Elvis rehearsed That's When Your Heartaches Begin in mid-June 1968 for his TV special Elvis, but did not record it for the program.