Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #526: “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”- Neil Young. October 24, 1970.
- Single: “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”- Neil Young
- Record Company- Reprise
- Genre- Folk Rock
- Written by Neil Young
- Time: 3:13
- B-side: “Birds”
- Album- After The Gold Rush
- Grade: A
- Peaked at #33 12 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.
Born in 1945 in Toronto, Canada- Neil Young- singer- songwriter- guitarist had 11 Hot 100 singles with 3 making the Top 40- ‘Heart Of Gold” is his biggest hit going to #1 in 1972. Neil an album artist certainly not a singles artist. “Only Love Will Break Your Heart” was his first Top 40 hit.
Great, simple song on a great album. The rumor was Young wrote this song for Graham Nash after his split from Joni Mitchell.
*Excellent* tune on an excellent album. Simple is Neil’s MO and it works so well for him.
Very fine song too often forgotten.