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Queen of Hearts is a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris's backing group The Hot Band, and was first recorded by Dave Edmunds on his 1979 album Repeat When Necessary. It was released as a single and reached No. 11 in the UK and No. 12 in Ireland that year, but failed to chart substantially elsewhere in the world. The most successful version of the song was recorded by Juice Newton in 1981 – her version reached #2 in the United States and South Africa. The song also reached the top 10 in Canada, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland and New Zealand.

"Queen of Hearts"
Single by Dave Edmunds
from the album Repeat When Necessary
B-side	"The Creature From The Black Lagoon"
Released	September 16, 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Country pop, country rock
Length	3:17
Label	Swan Song
Songwriter(s)	Hank DeVito
Producer(s)	Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds singles chronology
"Girls Talk" (1979) "Queen of Hearts" (1979) "Crawling from the Wreckage" (1979)

"Queen of Hearts"
Song by Rodney Crowell
from the album But What Will the Neighbors Think
Released	1980
Genre	Country rock, country pop, rockabilly
Length	3:38
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Hank DeVito
Producer(s)	Rodney Crowell Craig Leon

"Queen of Hearts"
Single by Juice Newton
from the album Juice
B-side	"River of Love"
Released	June 8, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Country, country pop, country rock
Length	3:26
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Hank DeVito
Producer(s)	Richard Landis
Juice Newton singles chronology
"Angel of the Morning" (1981) "Queen of Hearts" (1981) "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" (1982)
Alternative cover
Artwork of the Netherlands 7" release of Queen of Hearts

Juice Newton version

Following an appearance on the 1980 Rodney Crowell album But What Will the Neighbors Think, on which composer DeVito played guitar, "Queen of Hearts" had its highest-profile rendition in a version by country-rock singer Juice Newton from the 1981 album Juice. Newton would later recall: "I did ['Queen of Hearts'] live for about a year...Then I brought it to [producer] Richard Landis when we started the Juice album. He wasn’t convinced at that point that it was a breakout song but I told him I think this is a real cool song … so we cut it."[1] Newton's own favorite cut on the Juice album,[2] "Queen of Hearts" was issued as the album's second single and would reach No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1981, behind "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. While still at No. 2, "Queen of Hearts" was certified Gold for domestic sales of one million units.

"Queen of Hearts" also gave Newton her second huge international hit, with Top Ten chart positions in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Switzerland, and more moderate success in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands. Her recording of the song earned Newton a 1982 Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist, Country and Western category, "Queen of Hearts" having been a No. 14 country hit.[3] In June 2014, Newton's version of the song was ranked No. 92 by Rolling Stone on its list of the 100 greatest country songs of all time.[4]

Newton re-recorded "Queen of Hearts" for her 1998 album The Trouble With Angels. In 1997, a live version by Dave Edmunds was released on his compilation album Rockin' .

Juice Newton's first version of the song is featured in Oliver Stone's 1986 film Salvador and the 1997 film Boogie Nights. It also appears as source music in the first episode of The Americans, a 2013 television series set during the first Reagan administration. The song is also featured in the 1998 King of the Hill episode Hank's Dirty Laundry, the 2017 South Park episode "Splatty Tomato" and the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Chart performance (Juice Newton version)

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	8
Austria [6]	13
Belgium [7]	18
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	3
Denmark [7]	6
Germany [8]	39
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7]	7
Netherlands [7]	27
South Africa (Springbok)[9]	2
Switzerland [10]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12]	14
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[11]	2
US Cash Box Top 100[13]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Australia [5]	63
Canada RPM Top Singles[14]	52
US Billboard Hot 100 [15]	14
US Cash Box Top 100[16]	7

Covers

In 1982, Austrian artist Nickerbocker (de) released the German rendering "Puppe (du bist a moderne Hex')" ("Doll (You're A Modern Witch)") which reached #3 in Austria.[17](source in German)

References

External links

• Dave Edmunds - Queen Of Hearts on YouTube
• Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts on YouTube

На других языках

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- [en] Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)

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[es] Queen of Hearts (canción)

«Queen of Hearts» es una canción escrita por Hank DeVito. La canción apareció en el álbum de 1979 de Dave Edmunds Repeat When Necessary y el sencillo alcanzó el puesto 11 en las listas de popularidad del Reino Unido. Dos años más tarde, Juice Newton lanzó la canción como un sencillo, alcanzando el puesto #2 en las listas de popularidad de los Estados Unidos. La versión de Newton vendió más de un millón de copias y llegó al top 10 de varios países, incluyendo Canadá y Australia. La canción apareció originalmente en su álbum de 1981 Juice. Por su grabación de "Queen of Hearts", Newton obtuvo una nominación al Premio Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación Vocal Femenina - Country en 1982. La canción también aparece en el videojuego Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

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