My Heart Skips a Beat

Buck Owens

About My Heart Skips a Beat

"My Heart Skips a Beat" is a 1964 single by Buck Owens. The single was Owens's third number one on the U. S. country singles chart. "My Heart Skips a Beat" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top with a total of twenty-six weeks on the chart. The B-side, "Together Again", also hit number one on the country chart both replacing and being replaced by "My Heart Skips a Beat" from the top spot.

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Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound—a reference to Bakersfield, California, the city Owens called home and from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call American music. more »

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Origin "My Heart Skips a Beat" is a song by American country music artist Buck Owens.
Release Date The song was released in February 1964 as the first single from his album of the same name.
Chart Success "My Heart Skips a Beat" was a significant success on the charts. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Country Singles chart and stayed there for seven weeks.
Production The song was produced by Ken Nelson and was released under the Capitol Records label.
Cover Versions “My Heart Skips a Beat” has been covered by several other artists over the years, including Dwight Yoakam and The Derailers.
B-Side Success The B-side of the single, "Together Again," also hit number one on the country chart, making it a double-sided hit.
Grammy Recognition While it didn't win, "My Heart Skips a Beat" was nominated for Best Country & Western Recording at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards in 1965.
Style The song is known for its distinctive "Bakersfield sound," a rawer, more straightforward genre of country music that originated in the 1950s and '60s in Bakersfield, California.
Cultural Impact Buck Owens and the Buckaroos performed "My Heart Skips a Beat" on "The Ed Sullivan Show" twice in 1966, bringing the song to a wider audience.
Historical Significance The success of songs like "My Heart Skips a Beat" helped Buck Owens to become one of the most influential and popular country musicians of his era.

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