My Heart Would Know facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "My Heart Would Know" |
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| Single by Hank Williams | ||||
| A-side | "Hey Good Lookin'" | |||
| Released | June 1951 | |||
| Recorded | March 16, 1951, Castle Studio, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country, blues | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hank Williams | |||
| Producer(s) | Fred Rose | |||
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My Heart Would Know is a famous song by Hank Williams. He wrote and sang it himself. This song came out in June 1951. It was the B-side to his hit song "Hey Good Lookin'". Both songs were released by MGM Records.
Making the Song
Hank Williams recorded "My Heart Would Know" on March 16, 1951. This happened at Castle Studio in Nashville. Fred Rose was the producer. He helped make sure the song sounded great.
Hank was joined by his band, the Drifting Cowboys. The band members included Jerry Rivers on fiddle and Don Helms on steel guitar. Sammy Pruett played electric guitar, and Jack Shook played rhythm guitar. Ernie Newton or Howard Watts (also known as "Cedric Rainwater") played bass. Either Owen Bradley or Fred Rose played piano.
The song is about someone who is still deeply in love with a person who no longer loves them back. Another song recorded at the same time, "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)", has a similar theme.
A special part of the song is the high-pitched sound from the steel guitar played by Don Helms. This sound became a key part of Hank Williams' music. Fred Rose gave Don Helms a simple rule for playing with Hank. He told Don, "When Hank sings low, you play high. When Hank sings high, you play low." This made sure the steel guitar always sounded different from Hank's voice.
"My Heart Would Know" became very popular because it was on the same record as "Hey Good Lookin'". "Hey Good Lookin'" was a huge success for Hank Williams. It became his sixth song to reach #1 on the country music charts.
Later, the song was even featured in the Disney-Pixar movie Cars.
Other Artists Who Sang It
Many other artists have covered "My Heart Would Know" over the years:
- Joni James sang it for her 1959 album Sings Songs of Hank Williams.
- Hank Williams, Jr., Hank's son, recorded it as a duet with Lois Johnson.
- Charlie Rich released his version of the song in 1967.
- Don Gibson included it on his 1971 album Hank Williams as Sung by Don Gibson.
- A version by Merle Haggard can be found on his box set Hag: The Studio Recordings 1969-1976.
- The band The The recorded it for their album Hanky Panky, which was a tribute to Hank Williams.
- Charlie Landsborough made it the title song for his 2005 album.
