The Story of a Broken Heart
| "The Story of a Broken Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash | |
| from the album Now Here's Johnny Cash | |
| A-side | "The Story of a Broken Heart" "Down the Street to 301" |
| Released | June 1960 |
| Genre | Country, honky-tonk |
| Label | Sun 343 |
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Blake or Sam Phillips |
| Music video | |
| "The Story of a Broken Heart" (audio only) on YouTube | |
"The Story of a Broken Heart" (or "Story of a Broken Heart") is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Tommy Blake or Sam Phillips.
The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records in May 1958. and released as a single (Sun 343, with "Down the Street to 301" on the opposite side) in June 1960.