Take These Chains from My Heart

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"Take These Chains from My Heart" is a classic country song, best known through Hank Williams’ 1953 hit recording, that has become a standard covered by numerous artists across genres.

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Take These Chains from My Heart canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedWithArtist Hank Williams
Ray Charles
chartSuccess Hank Williams version reached number one on the Billboard country chart
Ray Charles version reached the Billboard pop charts
composer Fred Rose
Hy Heath
countryOfOrigin United States
firstRecordingArtist Hank Williams
genre country music
honky-tonk
hasBsideRelationWith Kaw-Liga
hasCanonicalStatus country music standard
popular music standard
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
fiddle
steel guitar
vocals
hasLength approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds
hasMusicalForm song with verse-chorus structure
hasNotableLyric Take these chains from my heart and set me free
hasRecordingDate 1952
hasTheme emotional liberation
heartbreak
influencedGenre country soul
language English
lyricist Fred Rose
Hy Heath
notableRecording Hank Williams 1953 single
Ray Charles 1963 version
originallyPerformedBy Hank Williams
partOf Hank Williams discography
performer Charlie Rich
Conway Twitty
George Jones
Hank Williams
Hank Williams Jr.
Johnny Paycheck
Lee Roy Parnell
Merle Haggard
Patty Loveless
Ray Charles
Rosanne Cash
producer Fred Rose
recordedIn Nashville
recordLabel MGM Records
releaseDate 1953
writer Fred Rose
Hy Heath

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Fred Rose notableWork Take These Chains from My Heart
Knowles Fred Rose notableWork Take These Chains from My Heart
Ray Charles compilation albums typicalTrack Take These Chains from My Heart