Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)

"Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" is a song by George Jones and written by Harlan Howard. It was originally released in 1956 as "Your Heart" on his Grand Ole Opry's New Star album. It was re-released on his 1964 album, Sings More New Favorites, as "You're Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)", and released as a single in January 1964, reaching the number 5 position on the Billboard country singles chart, and number 7 on the Cashbox Magazine country top 50 chart.^[1][2]

"Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)"
Single by George Jones
from the album George Jones Sings More New Favorites
B-side	"My Tears Are Overdue"
Released	1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Country
Length	2:16
Label	United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"You Comb Her Hair" (1963) "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" (1963) "Where Does a Little Tear Come From" (1964)

At this point in his career, Jones had taken his place as one of the premiere balladeers of country music, but he always retained a soft spot for novelty numbers going back to his first recordings for Starday in the mid-fifties. "I've always tried to be versatile," he reflected in the 1989 video biography Same Ole Me. "I've always tried to do up-tempos, novelties, and ballads."^[3] The single was Jones' third top ten hit in a row.

Discography

Main articles: George Jones albums discography and George Jones and Tammy Wynette discography