"Broken Lady" is a song written and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
artist
Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers are an American country music vocal group. The group consists of lead singer Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) and his brothers, Rudy and Steve Gatlin. The group achieved considerable success within the country ...
. It was released in November 1975 as the first single from the album ''High Time'', (also appearing as the title track of the British release of ''Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends'') The song was Gatlin's second big hit on the
Hot Country Songs
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chart, charting at number 5. The song won him a
Grammy Award
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in 1976 for ''
Best Country Song
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There have ...
''.
Cover versions
The song was later covered by
Dottie West
Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people ...
for her 1978 studio album ''
Dottie''.
Chart performance
References
1975 singles
1975 songs
Larry Gatlin songs
Dottie West songs
Monument Records singles
Songs written by Larry Gatlin
Song recordings produced by Fred Foster
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