It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin' (song)

"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country & Western song for 1962 but lost to Burl Ives' "Funny Way of Laughing". It has been recorded by many other artists.

Notable cover versions

• Bobby Darin - You're the Reason I'm Living (1963).
• Shelley Fabares - The Things We Did Last Summer (1962).
• Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife (1970).
• Billy Joe Royal - a single release in 1988.
• Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis (1969).
• Margaret Whiting - a single release in 1968. Included in her album Pop Country (1967).
• Slim Whitman - Country Songs / City Hits (1964).
• Wanda Jackson - Encore (2021).

Chart performance

Johnny Tillotson

Margaret Whiting

Billy Joe Royal

References