"He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" is a song written by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley, and recorded by American country music artist Janie Fricke. It was released in May 1983 as the third single from the album It Ain't Easy. The song was Fricke's third number one on the country chart.[1] Overall in her career, she scored 8 No. 1 hits. The song was introduced to the public in 1983, along with a couple of other hits that went to number 1, like the song "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy". Soon after it was released, "He's a Heartache" went to the number 1 spot. The song was one of many Countrypolitan songs Fricke recorded and became successful with during her career.
| "He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)" | ||||
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| Single by Janie Fricke | ||||
| from the album It Ain't Easy | ||||
| B-side | "Tryin' to Fool a Fool" | |||
| Released | May 21, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Montgomery | |||
| Janie Fricke singles chronology | ||||
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The book Country Music: The Rough Guide quoted Fricke singing "He's a Heartache" as sounding like "an annoyingly peppy aerobics instructor."[2]
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[1] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (1983) | Position |
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| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 4 |
Janie Fricke singles | |
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Discography | |
| Singer of Songs | |
| Love Notes | |
| From the Heart | |
| Nice 'n' Easy (with Johnny Duncan) |
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| I'll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry | |
| Sleeping with Your Memory | |
| It Ain't Easy | |
| Love Lies | |
| The First Word in Memory | |
| Somebody Else's Fire | |
| Black & White | |
| After Midnight |
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| Featured singles |
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