Breakin' in Another Heart (1965)

About this title: At a glance, Breakin' in Another Heart looks like a half-hearted effort, since the title track is a re-recording of one of Thompson's decade-old hits and the album was recorded at the end of his long tenure with Capitol Records, but it is not a throwaway. The dozen songs are split 50/50 with ballads on side one and Thompson's originals on side two. On the ballad side, "There's No You" is a beauty that demonstrates the ease with which Thompson negotiated sophisticated melodies, and the other songs are nearly as good. The originals tend toward ballads, too, which makes this a very laid-back ... read more

Tracks:

1. Paper Doll [Black]
2. That's All There Is to That [Otis/Owens]
3. There's No You [Adair/Durgom/Hopper]
4. You Always Hurt the One You Love [Fisher/Roberts]
5. Till Then [Marcus/Seiler/Wood]
6. September in the Rain [Dubin/Warren]
7. It's Better to Have Loved a Little [Thompson]
8. Just an Old Flame [Robinson/Thompson]
9. How Do You Hold a Memory [Gaston/Proctor]
10. I'd Have Never Found Somebody New [Thompson]
11. Don't Take It Out on Me [Thompson]
12. Breakin' in Another Heart [Gray/Thompson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.