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"Bleeding
Heart" (sometimes called "(My) Bleeding Heart") is a song
written and recorded by American blues musician Elmore James in 1961.
Considered "among the greatest of James' songs."
"Bleeding
Heart" is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues that features Elmore James' vocal
and slide guitar. It was recorded during one of his last recording sessions and
has session musicians providing accompaniment, instead of James' regular band
the "Broomdusters". According to producer Bobby Robinson, it was his
idea to record James with a "big band sound" and to hire band leader
Paul Williams to arrange the horn section.
Although
recorded in 1961, "Bleeding Heart" was not released until 1965, two
years after James' death. It was first issued as the B-side to the first
pressing of "It Hurts Me Too" (Enjoy 2015), which became a Billboard
R&B chart hit and made an appearance in the pop chart. "Bleeding
Heart" was later released with "Mean Mistreatin' Mama" (Enjoy 2020).
These single versions were edited to 2:37; a 3:05 version later appeared on the
Elmore James Memorial Album and various compilation albums, sometimes with the
title "(My) Bleeding Heart".
Elmore James
v, slide guitar / Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams bar sax / George Coleman
(probably) ts / Danny Moore t / Dickie Harris (probably) tb / Nehemiah
"Riff" Ruffin g / Johnny Acey p / Unknown bass / Johnny or Earl
Williams d.
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