My Heart Is Broken in Three

"My Heart Is Broken in Three" is a song written by Ray Glaser (or Glasser)[2][3]

"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side"Keep It a Secret"
"My Heart Is Broken in Three"
Released1952
Length2:45
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Ray Glaser
Slim Whitman singles chronology
"An Amateur in Love" / "By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
(1952)		 "My Heart Is Broken in Three" / "Keep It a Secret"
(1952)		 "All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy" / "How Can I Tell"
(1953)
Slim Whitman UK singles chronology
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" / "Tell Me"
(1956)		 "I'm a Fool" / "My Heart Is Broken in Three"
(1956)		 "Serenade" / "I Talk to the Waves"
(1956)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive[1]

Slim Whitman released it as a single (Imperial 8169, with "Keep It a Secret" on the opposite side) in 1952.[2][4][5]

In the UK, the song was originally released coupled with "Cold Empty Arms" (London L 1206, 1952)[6][7] and some years later chosen as the filp side to "I'm a Fool" (London HL 8252, 1956).[8][7]


Track listing
7-inch single (Imperial 45-8134, 1952, United States)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep It a Secret"Jessie Mae Robinson2:45
2."My Heart Is Broken in Three"Ray Glaser2:45

Spade Cooley version

Spade Cooley released his version on Decca (cat. no. 46376, with "The Cowboy Waltz" on the flip side) in 1951.[9][10][11]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive[11]

Charts
Chart (1953) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records — Most Played in Juke Boxes[12][13][14] 10

References
  1. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 15, 1952 – via Google Books.
  2. "Slim Whitman - Keep It A Secret / My Heart Is Broken In Three". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. "Ray Glaser". Discogs.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 15, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 22, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "Slim Whitman - My Heart is Broken in Three / Cold, Empty Arms". 1952 – via www.discogs.com.
  7. "Country-western News". 1966.
  8. "Slim Whitman - I'm A Fool / My Heart Is Broken In Three". 1956 – via www.discogs.com.
  9. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 17, 1951). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1951 – via Google Books.
  12. Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. ISBN 9780898201659.
  14. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 20, 1952). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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