''You Broke My Heart in 17 Places'' is the debut studio album by

Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman, 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director. Her earliest mainstream appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows '' A Kick Up the Eighties'' ( ...

, released in 1983. It peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums chart and No. 34 in the spring of 1984 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States.'' Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th Edition'', Record Research, 2006 The album consists of

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, such as Doris Day's "

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" and Blondie's "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear". " They Don't Know"—originally written, recorded and released by singer

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—became Ullman's biggest hit, reaching No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 in the UK. The song's music video included a cameo appearance by

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, whom Ullman would appear with in McCartney's film ''

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Track listing

UK Stiff Records LP

US MCA Records LP

1991 Repertoire Records CD bonus tracks

1992 Rhino Records CD bonus tracks

In 1992, the album was included in its entirety on the

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compilation ''The Best of Tracey Ullman: You Broke My Heart in 17 Places'', along with nine additional tracks.

2006 Stiff/Victor CD bonus tracks

Personnel

*Tracey Ullman – vocals *

– backing vocals, producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places") *The Sapphires – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *Rosemary Robinson – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Clare Torry – backing vocals *Wealthy Tarts – backing vocals *

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– guitar ("Move Over Darling" and "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places") * Peter Collins – producer (except "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" and "Bobby's Girl") for Loose End Productions *Steve O'Donnell – producer ("Bobby's Girl") for Malpas Productions *Gavin Povey – producer ("You Broke My Heart in 17 Places") *Barry Farmer, Gavin Povey,

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, MD-Wix, Phil Chapman, Phil Harding – engineer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Tracey Ullman albums 1983 debut albums Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Stiff Records albums MCA Records albums Covers albums