"Hurt" is a 1954 song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. "Hurt" was originally performed by

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, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. A version by Ricky Denell also received considerable radio airplay in 1954 on pop radio stations. The song is considered to be the signature hit of

Timi Yuro Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1940 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer-songwriter. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice," she is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul sty ...

, whose version went to number four on the ''

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'' pop chart in 1961. Juice Newton's 1985 version scored number one on ''Billboard''s Country chart.

Cover versions

*In 1961,

's version of "Hurt" reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while reaching No. 2 on ''

''s Easy Listening chart and No. 22 on the R&B chart. *In 1964,

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recorded a version on their album,"Goin' Out Of My Head". This version was a chart hit, reaching #51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, 2 years later (1966). *In 1967, Dalida - A qui? (Hurt). *In 1967, the Italian singer Fausto Leali had a personal triumph with a local version entitled "A chi" ("To whom"): it was the top record of the year in Italy. *In 1973,

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released a version of "Hurt". Vinton's version reached No. 1 in Flemish Belgium, while reaching No. 3 in the Netherlands, and No. 40 on ''

''s Easy Listening chart. The song appeared in 1974 on his album ''

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''. *In 1976, Elvis Presley covered the song. Presley's version reached No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while reaching No. 7 on ''Billboard''s Easy Listening chart, No. 6 on ''Billboard''s

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chart, and No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart. Rock critic Greil Marcus described his performance of that song as "apocalyptic", while fellow reviewer Dave Marsh said of it "If he felt the way he sounded, the wonder isn't that he had only a year left to live but that he managed to survive that long." He sang the song on stage 159 times, usually performing it with a reprise. In four of these instances, in

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, Pittsburgh,

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, and Chicago, he ended it by going to the floor intentionally while simultaneously delivering a seven-second uninterrupted note. *The song was covered in Malay in 1976 by Black Dog Bone as "Luka". *In 1976,

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also covered the song in their album ''

''. Their version reached No. 10 on ''Billboard''s R&B chart, and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. *In 1981,

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covered the song on her '' Torch'' album and it was released as the only single. *In 1986, Juice Newton had her third number-one country hit with her version of "Hurt." Newton's is the only version of "Hurt" to become a #1 hit in the United States. *In 1988, Peabo Bryson covered the song on his “Positive” album. *In 2000, Filipino Singer Mae Rivera made a Tagalog version titled Aray *In 2003 Italian singer

Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...

sings "A chi", cover of "Hurt" on the CD "Mix" *In 2015

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covered the song in an Italian/English version entitled ''A Chi (Hurt)'' for his album '' Viva la Dolce Vita''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurt (Roy Hamilton Song) 1954 songs 1954 singles 1961 singles 1973 singles 1976 singles 1985 singles Little Anthony and the Imperials songs Bobby Vinton songs Elvis Presley songs The Manhattans songs Carly Simon songs Juice Newton songs Timi Yuro songs Epic Records singles RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Richard Landis Songs written by Jimmie Crane Songs written by Al Jacobs