 |  | "Cold Cold Heart" Hank Williams
 Williams had already had a Country hit with the song when Tony Bennett recorded it in 1951. Bennett had originally been unwilling, but it gave him his first #1 and took Country music to a new international audience. |  Song facts | Composer | Hank Williams |  | Genre | Country |  | Year of Release | 1951 |  | Chart Position | 1 (USA, Bennett version) |
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