"Operation Heartbreak" is a song written by
Al Kasha
Alfred Kasha (January 22, 1937 – September 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, whose songs include " The Morning After" from '' The Poseidon Adventure''.
Life
Kasha started songwriting and producing at a young age and was hired as a producer ...
, Alan Thomas, and Curtis Williams and performed by
Aretha Franklin. The song reached #6 on the
U.S. R&B chart in
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
.
The song's
A-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
, "
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody
"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was introduced by Al Jolson in the Broadway musical '' Sinbad'' and published in 1918.
Probably the best- ...
", reached #37 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Aretha Franklin, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" chart position
Retrieved September 14, 2013
Chart performance
Aretha Franklin
References
1961 songs
1961 singles
Songs written by Al Kasha
Aretha Franklin songs
Columbia Records singles
Soul songs
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