Operation Heartbreak

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"Operation Heartbreak" is a song written by Al Kasha, Alan Thomas, and Curtis Williams and performed by Aretha Franklin. The song reached #6 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1961.^[1]

"Operation Heartbreak"
Single by Aretha Franklin
A-side	"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"
Released	September 1961
Genre	Soul
Length	3:03
Label	Columbia Records 42157
Songwriter(s)	Al Kasha, Alan Thomas, Curtis Williams
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Are You Sure" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962)

The song's A-side, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Chart performance

Aretha Franklin

Chart	Peak position
U.S. R&B chart	6