"You're Breaking My Heart" is a popular song. The song was
published in 1948. Though credited to Pat Genaro and Sunny
Skylar, the song is just an American version of the famous
Italian song 'Mattinata' written by Ruggero Leoncavallo in the
beginning of 20th century.
Popular versions on the charts in 1949 included recordings
by Vic Damone, The Ink Spots, Buddy Clark, and Jan Garber.
The Vic Damone recording was released by Mercury Records as
catalog number 5271. The flip side was "Four Winds and Seven
Seas." The recording first entered the chart on June 10, 1949,
lasting 26 weeks and peaking at position #1.
The Ink Spots' recording was released by Decca Records as
catalog number 24693. The recording first entered the
Billboardchart on August 12, 1949, lasting 14 weeks and
peaking at position #9.
The Buddy Clark recording was recorded on June 21, 1949, and
released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38546. The
recording first entered the
Billboardchart on September 2, 1949, lasting 13 weeks
and peaking at position #9.
The Jan Garber recording was released by Capitol Records as
catalog number 719 with "Now That I Need You" on the flip side.
The recording first entered the
Billboardchart on September 23, 1949, lasting two weeks
and peaking at position #26.
The song was also recorded by Ralph Flanagan and his
orchestra, with vocalist Harry Prime, on August 18, 1949, and
released by the Bluebird Records subsidiary of RCA Victor
Records as catalog number 30-0001.
Keely Smith's remake made the British Top 20 in 1965.