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Written by Bill Dees, also Oh, Pretty Woman, It’s Over and Yo te amo María
Released on Raven Records, also Ride Away, Crawling Back and Communication Breakdown
Part of Communication Breakdown (The MGM Years 1965-1970), also Ride Away, Crawling Back and Communication Breakdown
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Roy Orbison wrote 134 songs on fono
Bill Dees wrote 56 songs on fono
Bill Dees’s most frequent co-writer is Roy Orbison (48 songs together)
Roy Orbison first appears on fono in 1957, 32 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- Released on
- Raven Records
- Written by
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- Released on
- Raven Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Bill Dees
Same label: Raven Records
Same writer: Bill Dees
Same label: Raven Records
Same writer: Bill Dees
Same label: Raven Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Heartache was written by Bill Dees
2MusicBrainz Heartache was written by Roy Orbison
3MusicBrainz Heartache is part of the release Communication Breakdown (The MGM Years 1965-1970)
Heartache is part of the release Communication Breakdown (The MGM Years 1965-1970)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Raven Records is the label of the song Heartache
Raven Records is the label of the song Heartache
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Heartache was released on 1989