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"Half Heaven – Half Heartache" is a song released by Gene Pitney in 1962. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12, while reaching No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 5 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart.

Chart performance

Cover versions

• In 1976, the horn-rock band Straight released a version of the song as a 7" 45-rpm single, with Back To The Music as the B-side.
• In 2000, Jane Olivor released a version of the song on her album Love Decides, featuring Gene Pitney singing harmony.
• In 2009, Rod MacDonald released a version of this song on his album After The War, featuring its composer, George Goehring playing piano.

References

1. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
2. Gene Pitney - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed June 17, 2016
3. "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of February 18, 1963". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Chart No. 310. CHUM. Accessed June 17, 2016.
4. Gene Pitney - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed June 17, 2016.
5. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 12, 1963. p. 35. Accessed June 17, 2016.
6. "Hits of the World", Billboard, February 23, 1963. p. 22. Accessed June 17, 2016.
7. "Half Eaven, Half Heartache". Discogs. 1976.
8. "Love Decides - Jane Olivor". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
9. "After The War - Rod MacDonald". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

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