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"Take These Chains from My Heart"
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
Single by Lee Roy Parnell
from the album On the Road
B-side	"Straight Shooter"
Released	May 21, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	3:22
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Hy Heath, Fred Rose
Producer(s)	Scott Hendricks
Lee Roy Parnell singles chronology

"Take These Chains from My Heart"
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
Single by Ray Charles
from the album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two
B-side	"No Letter Today"
Released	March 25, 1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	2:51
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Hy Heath, Fred Rose
Producer(s)	Sid Feller
Ray Charles singles chronology

"Take These Chains from My Heart"
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
A-side	"Ramblin' Man"
Published	October 31, 1952 Acuff-Rose Publications
Released	April 1953
Recorded	September 23, 1952
Studio	Castle Studio, Nashville
Genre	Country & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues
Length	2:35
Label	MGM 11479
Songwriter(s)	Hy Heath, Fred Rose
Producer(s)	Fred Rose
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology

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"Take These Chains from My Heart" is a song by Hank Williams. It was written by Fred Rose and Hy Heath and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23, 1952, in Nashville. The song has been widely praised; Williams' biographer Colin Escott deems it "perhaps the best song [Rose] ever presented to Hank...It was one of the very few songs that sounded somewhat similar to a Hank Williams song."^[2] Williams is backed by Tommy Jackson (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Chet Atkins (lead guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), and Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance (bass).^[3] In the wake of Williams' death on New Year's Day, 1953, the song shot to No. 1, his final chart-topping hit for MGM Records. Like "Your Cheatin' Heart," the song's theme of despair, so vividly articulated by Williams' typically impassioned singing, reinforced the image of Hank as a tortured, mythic figure.

Cover versions

Tommy Edwards recorded the song for MGM in 1953.
Jack Scott recorded this song on an album in 1960.
Kitty Wells released the song on Decca in 1962.
Pianist Floyd Cramer recorded an instrumental version of the song in 1962.
George Jones recorded the song for his 1962 LP My Favorites of Hank Williams.
Ray Charles (October 1962) on the album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two. The song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the R&B singles chart,^[4] and at No. 5 in the UK charts,^[5] in 1963.
Bill Anderson cut the song for Decca in 1963.
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) recorded the song for Blue Note Records in 1963 at Rudy Van Gelder studios.
Al Martino in 1963. His version was included on the album "I Love You Because".
Carl Smith recorded the song for Columbia Records.
Dean Martin recorded the song for his 1965 album (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You.
Williams' hero Roy Acuff recorded it in 1966 for Hickory.
Conway Twitty covered the song for Decca.
Dottie West 1968.
Marty Robbins with Chet Atkins on Marty's TV show 1968.
Williams' idol Ernest Tubb cut the song in 1968.
Stonewall Jackson (musician) released the song on Columbia in 1969.
Jerry Lee Lewis performs the song on his 1970 album Live at the International, Las Vegas.
Don Gibson recorded the song for RCA in 1971.
Glen Campbell included the song on his 1973 LP I Remember Hank Williams.
Johnny McEvoy cut the song in 1974.
Sonny James recorded the song for Columbia in 1974.
Charlie Rich 1974.
Dolly Parton on her TV show 1976.
Boxcar Willie in a medley of Hank Williams song in his concert show.
Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1990 album Singalong with Little Willie Littlefield.
Lee Roy Parnell covered the song on his album On the Road, with a guest vocal from Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn.^[6] Parnell's version peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
The song appears on the 1997 album The Ghost of Hank Williams by David Allan Coe.
Merle Haggard covered the song on his 2001 album Roots, Volume 1.
Canadian singer Anne Murray covered the song in 2002.
Martina McBride recorded the song for her 2005 album Timeless.
The Kentucky Headhunters included the song on their 2005 album Big Boss Man.
Rosanne Cash included the song on her 2009 album The List.
The song appears on Lacy J. Dalton's 2010 tribute album Here's to Hank.
Madeleine Peyroux (2013) on the album The Blue Room.
Daniel O'Donnell 2015

Chart performance

Lee Roy Parnell

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	21
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	17

References

^ "U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog". vcc.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
^ Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 237.
^ Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 347.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.
^ "Ray Charles". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ Whitburn, p. 315
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2562." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 15, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

Bibliography

Escott, Colin; Merritt, George; MacEwen, William (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. New York: Little, Brown.

[1] "U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog". vcc.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[FOOTNOTEEscottMerrittMacEwen2004237-2] Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 237.

[FOOTNOTEEscottMerrittMacEwen2004347-3] Escott, Merritt & MacEwen 2004, p. 347.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 113.

[5] "Ray Charles". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

[6] Whitburn, p. 315

[sc_Canadacountry_-7] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2562." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 15, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Lee_Roy_Parnell-8] "Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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+"'''Take These Chains from My Heart'''" is a song by [[Hank Williams]].  It was written by [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]] and [[Hy Heath]] and was recorded at Williams' final recording session on September 23, 1952, in [[Nashville]].  The song has been widely praised; Williams' biographer [[Colin Escott]] deems it "perhaps the best song [Rose] ever presented to Hank...It was one of the very few songs that sounded somewhat similar to a Hank Williams song."{{sfn|Escott|Merritt|MacEwen|2004|p=237}}  Williams is backed by [[Tommy Jackson (musician)|Tommy Jackson]] (fiddle), [[Don Helms]] (steel guitar), [[Chet Atkins]] (lead guitar), [[Jack Shook]] (rhythm guitar), and [[Floyd Chance|Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance]] (bass).{{sfn|Escott|Merritt|MacEwen|2004|p=347}}  In the wake of Williams' death on [[New Year's Day]], 1953, the song shot to No. 1, his final chart-topping hit for [[MGM Records]].  Like "[[Your Cheatin' Heart]]," the song's theme of despair, so vividly articulated by Williams' typically impassioned singing, reinforced the image of Hank as a tortured, mythic figure.
 ==Cover versions==
 *[[Tommy Edwards]] recorded the song for MGM in 1953.
-*[[Kitty Wells]] released the ong on [[Decca Records|Decca]] in 1962.
+*[[Jack Scott (singer)|Jack Scott]] recorded this song on an album in 1960.
+*[[Kitty Wells]] released the song on [[Decca Records|Decca]] in 1962.
 *Pianist [[Floyd Cramer]] recorded an instrumental version of the song in 1962.
 *[[George Jones]] recorded the song for his 1962 LP ''[[My Favorites of Hank Williams]]''.
-*[[Ray Charles]] (October 1962) on the album ''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two]]''. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard chart in 1963 and at #5 in the UK charts.
+*[[Ray Charles]] (October 1962) on the album ''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two]]''. The song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard [[Hot 100]] and No. 7 on the R&B singles chart,<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=113}}</ref> and at No. 5 in the UK charts,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15614/ray-charles/|access-date=July 9, 2020|title=Ray Charles |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company}}</ref> in 1963.
 *[[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]] cut the song for Decca in 1963.
 *[[Grant Green]] (jazz guitarist) recorded the song for [[Blue Note]] Records in 1963 at [[Rudy Van Gelder]] studios.
+*[[Al Martino]] in 1963.  His version was included on the album "I Love You Because".
 *[[Carl Smith (country musician)|Carl Smith]] recorded the song for [[Columbia Records]].
-*[[Dean Martin]] recorded the song for his 1965 album [[(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You]].
+*[[Dean Martin]] recorded the song for his 1965 album [[(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You (album)|(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You]].
-*William's hero [[Roy Acuff]] recorded it in 1966 for [[Hickory]].
+*Williams' hero [[Roy Acuff]] recorded it in 1966 for [[Hickory]].
 *[[Conway Twitty]] covered the song for Decca.
+*[[Dottie West]] 1968.
+*[[Marty Robbins]] with [[Chet Atkins]] on Marty's TV show 1968.
 *Williams' idol [[Ernest Tubb]] cut the song in 1968.
 *[[Stonewall Jackson (musician)]] released the song on Columbia in 1969.
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 *[[Johnny McEvoy]] cut the song in 1974.
 *[[Sonny James]] recorded the song for Columbia in 1974.
+*[[Charlie Rich]] 1974.
+*[[Dolly Parton]] on her TV show 1976.
+*[[Boxcar Willie]] in a medley of Hank Williams song in his concert show.
 *[[Little Willie Littlefield]] recorded a version for his 1990 album ''[[Singalong with Little Willie Littlefield]]''.
 *[[Lee Roy Parnell]] covered the song on his album ''[[On the Road (Lee Roy Parnell album)|On the Road]]'', with a guest vocal from [[Ronnie Dunn]] of [[Brooks & Dunn]].<ref>Whitburn, p. 315</ref> Parnell's version peaked at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart.
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 *The song appears on [[Lacy J. Dalton]]'s 2010 tribute album ''Here's to Hank''.
 *[[Madeleine Peyroux]] (2013) on the album ''The Blue Room''.
+*[[Daniel O'Donnell]] 2015
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v t e Hank Williams
Discography Songs
Albums	Hank Williams Sings Moanin' the Blues Memorial Album Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter Hank Williams on Stage 40 Greatest Hits The Complete Hank Williams
Songs	"Move It On Over" "Honky Tonkin'" "I Saw the Light" "Lovesick Blues" "Mind Your Own Business" "Lost Highway" "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Why Don't You Love Me" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Hey, Good Lookin'" "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" "Honky Tonk Blues" "Half as Much" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "You Win Again" "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" "Kaw-Liga" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Take These Chains from My Heart" "The Blues Come Around" "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" "I'm Satisfied with You" "The Pale Horse and His Rider" "Weary Blues from Waitin'" "(I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing"
Family	Hank Williams Jr. Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams
Related articles	Death of Hank Williams List of tributes to Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys Sterling Records MGM Records Grand Ole Opry The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Rufus Payne

v t e Lee Roy Parnell
Discography
Studio albums	Lee Roy Parnell Love Without Mercy On the Road We All Get Lucky Sometimes Every Night's a Saturday Night
Compilation albums	Hits and Highways Ahead
Notable singles	"What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" "Love Without Mercy" "Tender Moment" "On the Road" "I'm Holding My Own" "Take These Chains from My Heart" "The Power of Love" "A Little Bit of You" "When a Woman Loves a Man" "Heart's Desire" "Givin' Water to a Drowning Man"
Related articles	"That's My Story"

v t e Ronnie Dunn
Studio albums	Ronnie Dunn Peace Love and Country Music Tattooed Heart Re-Dunn
Notable singles	"Bleed Red" "Cost of Livin'" "Let the Cowboy Rock" "Damn Drunk"
Related articles	Brooks & Dunn "Take These Chains from My Heart" "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)"