Seven Year Ache (song)

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"Seven Year Ache"
Rosanne Cash--Seven Year Ache single.jpg
Single by Rosanne Cash
from the album Seven Year Ache
B-side"Blue Moon with Heartache"
ReleasedFebruary 1981
GenreCountry pop
Length3:15
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Rosanne Cash
Producer(s)Rodney Crowell
Rosanne Cash singles chronology
"Take Me, Take Me"
(1980) 		"Seven Year Ache"
(1981) 		"My Baby Thinks He's a Train"
(1981)

"Seven Year Ache" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in February 1981 as the first single and title track from Cash's album of the same name. The song was Cash's first No. 1 hit on the U.S. country charts.

Notable cover versions[]

"Seven Year Ache" has been recorded several times. American country artist Trisha Yearwood recorded a version for her 2001 album Inside Out that featured Cash herself singing background vocals.[1]

Commercial performance[]

"Seven Year Ache" was Cash's fourth-issued single and her first single released in 1981. Considered her breakthrough recording, the song became Cash's first No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart, while also crossing over onto the Billboard Pop Chart Top 30, peaking at No. 22. It was also a Top 10 Adult contemporary hit, peaking at No. 6. The single was issued on Cash's second studio album, Seven Year Ache that year, which also produced the No. 1 hits, "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" and "Blue Moon with Heartache."[2]

Charts[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 22
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 6
Canadian RPM Country Singles 6
Year-end chart (1981) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] 97

References[]

  1. ^ Konicki Dinoia, Maria. "Inside Out > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Rosanne Cash > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  3. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93 no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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