What's in Our Heart (song)

"What's in Our Heart" is a song written by George Jones and Johnny "Country" Mathis. It was recorded and released as a B-side duet by American country artists George Jones (the song's co-writer) and Melba Montgomery. It was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on May 23, 1963. The recording date was the second session that took place between Jones and Montgomery. Other songs included on the session were "Let's Invite Them Over", "Suppose Tonight Would Be Our Last", and "I Let You Go". The recording session included The Nashville A-Team of musicians, whom appeared on other recordings by the pair. The session was produced by Pappy Daily.[2] "What's in Our Heart" was issued as the B-side to the pair's 1963 single "Let's Invite Them Over". The song received radio airplay and reached the twentieth position on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles list. It became the duo's third major hit single together.[3]

"What's in Our Heart"
Single by George Jones and Melba Montgomery
from the album What's in Our Heart
A-side"Let's Invite Them Over"[1][2]
ReleasedSeptember 1963
RecordedMay 23, 1963
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[1][2]
GenreCountry
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pappy Daily
George Jones and Melba Montgomery singles chronology
"We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds"
(1963)
""Let's Invite Them Over" / "What's in Our Heart""
(1963)
"Suppose Tonight Would Be Our Last"
(1964)

Chart performance

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 20[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "George Jones discography 2". Praguefrank's Country Discography. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Melba Montgomery Discography". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.