If My Heart Had Windows (George Jones song)
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"If My Heart Had Windows" is the title of a country song written by Dallas Frazier
and recorded by George Jones
in 1967 on his album of the same name
. Released as a single that year, Jones's version peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
Twenty-one years after the original version, Patty Loveless
recorded a cover of the song on her 1987 album, also entitled If My Heart Had Windows. Loveless's version was also a Top Ten country hit — the first of her career — peaking at #10 on the country music charts. It was also the song she sang the night she was inducted into the membership of the Grand Ole Opry
.
Dallas Frazier
Dallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
and recorded by George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
in 1967 on his album of the same name
If My Heart Had Windows (George Jones album)
If My Heart Had Windows is an album by American country music artist George Jones. This album was released in 1968 on the Musicor Records label.- Track listing :# "If My Heart Had Windows"# "Between My House and Town"# "On Second Thought"...
. Released as a single that year, Jones's version peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
Twenty-one years after the original version, 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...
recorded a cover of the song on her 1987 album, also entitled If My Heart Had Windows. Loveless's version was also a Top Ten country hit — the first of her career — peaking at #10 on the country music charts. It was also the song she sang the night she was inducted into the membership of the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
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George Jones
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 7 |
Patty Loveless
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |