"Blame It On Your Heart" is a song by Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...

, released as a single in 1993. It was included on her first album with Sony/Epic Records, Only What I Feel

Only What I Feel

Only What I Feel is the sixth album, and the first since signing with Epic Records in 1992, recorded by country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in 1993. Four tracks from the album made in into the Billboard top 20 country singles charts, including the #1 "Blame It on Your Heart" and...

, her sixth career album. The single was released in April 1993. It was the first single released from the album. A cover version by Deborah Allen

Deborah Allen

Deborah Allen is an American country music singer. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, most notably the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied" which reached #4 on the country charts and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen has also...

 was featured prominently in the 1993 film The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love is an American comedy-drama film released in 1993. It was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film's tagline is: "Stand by your dream."...

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David Keith

David Keith

David Lemuel Keith is an American actor and director. He received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance in An Officer and a Gentleman.-Career:...

 played the ex-boyfriend in the video.

Chart performance

The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles and Tracks

Hot Country Songs

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 chart, reaching No. 1 during the week of June 19, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	12
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

Music video

The music video for "Blame It on Your Heart" was directed by Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey

Sherman Halsey is an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey has produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, and many...

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Covers

• Allison Iraheta
  Allison Iraheta
  Allison Iraheta is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record...
  
   on American Idol
  American Idol
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   Season 8 sang this song during Grand Ole Opry
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  Week.