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Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)

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"Queen of Hearts"
Single by Dave Edmunds
from the album Repeat When Necessary
B-side"The Creature From The Black Lagoon"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1979
Recorded1979
GenreCountry pop, country rock
Length3:17
LabelSwan 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
Released1980
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelWarner 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"
ReleasedJune 8, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreCountry, country pop, country rock
Length3:26
LabelCapitol
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

"Queen of Hearts" is a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito. It was first released by Welsh singer Dave Edmunds and taken from his album Repeat When Necessary. It went to number 12 in Ireland and number 11 in the United Kingdom but failed to chart anywhere else. The better known version is the Juice Newton and went to number 2 in the United States and South Africa. It also went to the top 10 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Switzerland.

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