Piece of My Heart - wikipedia Piece of My Heart For other uses, see Piece of My Heart ( disambiguation ). `` Piece of My Heart '' Single by Erma Franklin B - side `` Baby, What You Want Me to Do '' Released 1967 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1967 Genre Soul Length 2 : 35 Label Shout Songwriter ( s ) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns Erma Franklin singles chronology `` Big Boss Man '' ( 1967 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 1967 ) `` Open up Your Soul '' ( 1967 ) `` Big Boss Man '' ( 1967 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 1967 ) `` Open up Your Soul '' ( 1967 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' is a romantic funk / soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company ( featuring Janis Joplin on lead vocals ) covered the song in 1968 and had a much bigger hit with it. The song has since been remade by several singers, including Dusty Springfield on her 1968 album Dusty... Definitely, Bryan Ferry on his solo debut album These Foolish Things in 1973, Faith Hill in 1994 and Melissa Etheridge in 2005. In 2004, the Big Brother and the Holding Company version was ranked number 353 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is also included among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Contents 1 Erma Franklin 's original recording : 1967 2 Big Brother and the Holding Company version : 1968 3 Faith Hill version : 1994 4 Melissa Etheridge / Joss Stone version : 2005 5 Beverley Knight version : 2006 5.1 Personnel 6 Other versions of cultural significance 7 References 8 External links Erma Franklin 's original recording : 1967 The original version of `` Piece of My Heart '' was recorded by Aretha Franklin 's older sister Erma in 1967 for producer Bert Berns ' Shout label with the same song on both sides of the 7 '' vinyl single. The song reached number 10 on the R&B charts in the US, and also peaked at number sixty - two on the U.S. Pop Singles chart. Bert Berns wanted Van Morrison, who he was producing at the time, to record the song, but Morrison decIined, wanting to do his own material instead. In the UK, the single was re-released in 1992, due to a successful Levi 's jeans commercial ( `` Cinderella '' AKA `` Night and Day '' directed by Tarsem Singh ), when it peaked in the UK Singles Chart at number nine. Big Brother and the Holding Company version : 1968 `` Piece of My Heart '' Cover of the 1968 Dutch single Single by Big Brother and the Holding Company from the album Cheap Thrills B - side `` Turtle Blues '' Released August 1968 ( 1968 - 08 ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded March 2 -- May 20, 1968 Genre Psychedelic rock blues rock Length 4 : 15 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Jerry Ragovoy Bert Berns Producer ( s ) John Simon The song became a bigger pop hit when recorded by Big Brother and the Holding Company in 1968 with lead singer Janis Joplin. The song was taken from the group 's album Cheap Thrills, recorded in 1968 and released on Columbia Records. This 2 minutes 43 seconds rendition made it to number twelve on the U.S. pop chart. The album release was the culmination of a hugely successful year for Joplin with acclaimed performances at the Monterey Pop Festival, Anderson Theater in New York, Wake For Martin Luther King Jr. ( with Jimi Hendrix ) in New York and on TV 's prime - time The Dick Cavett Show. The song 's instrumentation was arranged by Sam Andrew, who also performed three distorted, loud guitar solos giving the song a psychedelic touch. The B - side was `` Summertime ''. Another version had the B - side `` Turtle Blues ''. Franklin said in an interview that when she first heard Joplin 's version on the radio, she did n't recognize it because of the vocal arrangement. Noted cultural writer Ellen Willis wrote of the difference : `` When Franklin sings it, it is a challenge : no matter what you do to me, I will not let you destroy my ability to be human, to love. Joplin seems rather to be saying, surely if I keep taking this, if I keep setting an example of love and forgiveness, surely he has to understand, change, give me back what I have given ''. In such a way, Joplin used blues conventions not to transcend pain, but `` to scream it out of existence ''. Until her death in 1970, `` Piece of My Heart '' was Joplin 's biggest chart success and best - known song. ( `` Me and Bobby McGee '', which Kris Kristofferson wrote, eclipsed `` Piece of My Heart '' when it appeared after her death in 1970. It went to # 1 in 1971 ). `` Piece of My Heart '' remains most associated with Joplin and continued to get airplay long after her death. Berns never got to hear Joplin 's version, dying of a heart attack on December 30, 1967. Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Faith Hill version : 1994 `` Piece of My Heart '' Single by Faith Hill from the album Take Me as I Am B - side `` I Would Be Stronger Than That '' Released January 13, 1994 Format CD single Recorded Genre Country Length 4 : 01 Label Warner Bros. Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns Producer ( s ) Gary Burr Faith Hill singles chronology `` Wild One '' ( 1993 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 1994 ) `` But I Will '' ( 1994 ) `` Wild One '' ( 1993 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 1994 ) `` But I Will '' ( 1994 ) Country artist Faith Hill included the song on her debut album, Take Me as I Am ( 1993 ). It was a number one hit for her in 1994. Hill 's version took on a more passive tone coupled with traditional country instrumentation. Prior to recording the track, Hill had never heard Janis Joplin 's rendition. Hill 's producers refused to allow her to listen to the Joplin version until she had completed her own recording. Hill re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the TV series King of the Hill, released in 1998. This edgier version can also be found on the 1998 international pressing of her third album, Faith ( re-titled `` Love Will Always Win '' outside the U.S. ) and 2001 international greatest hits album There You 'll Be. Her original version was included in her 2007 greatest hits album The Hits. Chart ( 1994 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 15 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Chart ( 1994 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 13 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 22 Melissa Etheridge / Joss Stone version : 2005 A live medley of this song with Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band 's 1971 song `` Cry Baby '' became a hit duet for American rock singer Melissa Etheridge and English soul singer Joss Stone when it was released to iTunes Store after they performed it at the 47th Grammy Awards on February 13, 2005, in tribute to Joplin. She had previously sung it at Woodstock ' 94 as part of a four - song medley of Joplin tunes. Etheridge 's medley with Joss Stone made number 32 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Digital Tracks in April 2005. The performance also signaled Etheridge 's first public return from her battle with breast cancer ; appearing with her head bald from the effects of chemotherapy. Etheridge also recorded a solo version of `` Piece of My Heart '' on her 2005 greatest hits album Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled. `` Piece of My Heart '' CD single cover Single by Beverley Knight from the album Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight Released March 13, 2006 Format CD single, DVD single, 12 '' single, digital download Recorded Genre R&B, soul Length 4 : 17 ( album version ) 3 : 36 ( radio edit ) Label Parlophone Songwriter ( s ) Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns Producer ( s ) Jimmy Hogarth Beverley Knight singles chronology `` Keep This Fire Burning '' ( 2005 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 2006 ) `` No Man 's Land '' ( 2007 ) `` Keep This Fire Burning '' ( 2005 ) `` Piece of My Heart '' ( 2006 ) `` No Man 's Land '' ( 2007 ) Beverley Knight version : 2006 On her 2005 Affirmation Tour, English soul singer Beverley Knight performed the song with Ronnie Wood, which encouraged her to make a studio recording of the song. `` Piece of My Heart '' was the lead single from her 2006 best - of compilation Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight. It peaked inside the top ten of the UK radio airplay chart. The physical single was released on March 13, 2006. Due to a change in the UK chart rules which allowed singles to chart purely on downloads a week before their physical release, `` Piece of My Heart '' entered the UK chart at number ninety - three, becoming one of the first singles to do so. It ranked at number sixteen after its physical commercial release. It was her first single to be released as a DVD. It is her longest - running single to date on the UK Singles Chart, spending eleven weeks inside the top seventy - five. It was her thirteenth top forty entry and her seventh top twenty hit on the UK Singles Chart. Personnel Written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy Produced by Jimmy Hogarth Engineered by Pom ( Pierre - Olivier Magerand ) Mixed by Phillip Bodger Lead vocals by Beverley Knight Backing vocals by Bryan Chambers, Billie Godfrey, Louise Marshall Wurlitzer & Hammond organ by Martin Slatterty Bass by Sam Dixon Drums by Jeremy Stacey Guitars & percussion by Jimmy Hogarth Other versions of cultural significance The song appeared on Home, the debut album of Delaney & Bonnie, released in 1969. It was also released by Sammy Hagar. In 1997, Shaggy recorded a version. Norway 's Liv Marit Wedvik, released her rendition on Showtime Records ( 2004 ). In January 2009, Daryl Hall included a version by Company of Thieves with Genevieve on vocals and chair dancing, on Live from Daryl 's House. CeeLo Green once sang the song. References Jump up ^ `` Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ Cad, Saint. `` Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals ''. listverse.com. Retrieved June 21, 2013. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel, The Billboard Book of TOP 40 R&B and Hip Hop Hits, Billboard Books, New York 2006 Jump up ^ `` Erma Franklin - ( Take A Little ) Piece Of My Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Janis and Tupac Show ''. Hits. February 27, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016. Jump up ^ Nick Talevski ( April 7, 2010 ). Rock Obituaries - Knocking on Heaven 's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 183. ISBN 978 - 0 - 85712 - 117 - 2. Jump up ^ Gilliland, John ( 1969 ). `` Show 52 - The Soul Reformation : Phase three, soul music at the summit. ( Part 8 ) : UNT Digital Library '' ( audio ). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Jump up ^ 1945 -, Dalton, David, ( 1991 ). Piece of my heart : a portrait of Janis Joplin. New York, N.Y. : Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804468. OCLC 23868679. Jump up ^ `` Erma Franklin ''. Bluesmusicnow.com. June 28, 1990. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016. Jump up ^ The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, `` Janis Joplin ''. Random House, 1980 Jump up ^ `` Piece Of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` American album certifications -- Janis Joplin -- Piece of My Heart ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Faith Hill. `` Piece of My Heart - Amazon.com Music ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2461. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 2, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Faith Hill Chart History ( Bubbling Under Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Faith Hill Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994 ''. RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1994 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Piece Of My Heart by Big Brother & the Holding Company Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Melissa Etheridge Talks About Breast Cancer - ABC News ''. Abcnews.go.com. October 19, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Beverley Knight - Piece Of My Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Delaney & Bonnie - Home ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Sammy Hagar - Piece Of My Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Shaggy featuring Marsha ( 3 ) - Piece Of My Heart ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Liv Marit Wedvik - Whatever You Say ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Company of Thieves Piece of My Heart Live from Daryl 's House ''. YouTube. 2012 - 10 - 29. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ Christopher Merino ( 2015 - 03 - 23 ). `` Cee Lo Green `` Piece Of My Heart '' Cover ( Parenthood Show ) ``. YouTube. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 30. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` If the Good Die Young '' by Tracy Lawrence Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single ( Faith Hill version ) April 30, 1994 Succeeded by `` A Good Run of Bad Luck '' by Clint Black RPM Country Tracks number - one single May 2, 1994 Janis Joplin Studio albums Big Brother & the Holding Company ( 1967 ) Cheap Thrills ( 1968 ) I Got Dem Ol ' Kozmic Blues Again Mama ! ( 1969 ) Pearl ( 1971 ) Live albums In Concert ( 1972 ) Live at Winterland ' 68 ( 1998 ) The Woodstock Experience ( 2009 ) Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 ( 2012 ) Compilations Janis Joplin 's Greatest Hits ( 1973 ) Janis ( 1975 ) Wicked Woman ( 1976 ) Farewell Song ( 1982 ) Janis ( 1993 ) This Is Janis Joplin ( 1995 ) 18 Essential Songs ( 1995 ) Love, Janis ( 2001 ) The Lost Tapes ( 2008 ) Move Over ! ( 2011 ) Blow All My Blues Away ( 2012 ) Songs `` Ball and Chain '' `` Careless Love '' `` Cry Baby '' `` Down on Me '' `` Flower in the Sun '' `` Hesitation Blues '' `` Kozmic Blues '' `` Mary Jane '' `` Me and Bobby McGee '' `` Mercedes Benz '' `` Move Over '' `` Nobody Knows You When You 're Down and Out '' `` Piece of My Heart '' `` See See Rider '' `` Silver Threads and Golden Needles '' `` Summertime '' `` Tell Mama '' `` To Love Somebody '' `` Trouble in Mind '' `` What Good Can Drinkin ' Do '' `` Work Me, Lord '' Related Big Brother and the Holding Company Full Tilt Boogie Band Janis ( 1974 documentary ) Love, Janis ( 2001 musical ) Nine Hundred Nights ( 2001 documentary ) Janis : Little Girl Blue ( 2015 documentary ) Sam Andrew Jorma Kaukonen Gabriel Mekler Michael Monarch Book Bonnie Tyler Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums The World Starts Tonight Natural Force Diamond Cut Goodbye to the Island Faster Than the Speed of Night Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire Hide Your Heart Bitterblue Angel Heart Silhouette in Red Free Spirit All in One Voice Heart Strings Simply Believe Wings Rocks and Honey Extended plays Bonnie Tyler Live albums Bonnie Tyler Live Live in Germany 1993 Compilations The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler The Greatest Hits Heaven & Hell ( with Meat Loaf ) Here Am I The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler : Volume 1 The Best Gold The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler : Volume 2 Comeback : Single Collection ' 90 -- ' 94 The Definitive Collection Straight from the Heart -- The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler Greatest Hits Total Eclipse Anthology From the Heart : Greatest Hits Best of 3 CD All the Hits The Collection DVDs Bonnie on Tour Live in Germany 1993 Concert tours Hide Your Heart Silhouette in Red Free Spirit Heart Strings South Africa Tour 2013 Greatest Hits Tour Principal collaborators Ronnie Scott Jim Steinman Desmond Child Dieter Bohlen Giorgio Moroder Television Never Mind the Buzzcocks Hollyoaks Later Eurovision Song Contest Related articles 26th Annual Grammy Awards 27th Annual Grammy Awards United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Book : Bonnie Tyler Melissa Etheridge Albums Melissa Etheridge Brave and Crazy Never Enough Yes I Am Your Little Secret Breakdown Skin Lucky The Awakening Fearless Love 4th Street Feeling This Is M.E. Compilations Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled Other albums A New Thought For Christmas Notable singles `` Bring Me Some Water '' `` Like the Way I Do '' `` No Souvenirs '' `` I 'm the Only One '' `` Come to My Window '' `` If I Wanted To '' `` Your Little Secret '' `` I Want to Come Over '' `` Angels Would Fall '' `` Scarecrow '' `` I Need to Wake Up '' `` Message to Myself '' `` Fearless Love '' Featured singles `` Cry Baby '' / `` Piece of My Heart '' `` Just Stand Up ! '' `` Sing '' Related articles Discography Julie Cypher Tammy Lynn Michaels Linda Wallem Faith Hill singles Discography Take Me as I Am `` Wild One '' `` Piece of My Heart '' `` But I Will '' `` Take Me as I Am '' It Matters to Me `` Let 's Go to Vegas '' `` It Matters to Me '' `` Someone Else 's Dream '' `` You Ca n't Lose Me '' `` I Ca n't Do That Anymore '' Faith `` This Kiss '' `` Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` Let Me Let Go '' `` Love Ai n't Like That '' `` The Secret of Life '' Breathe `` Breathe '' `` The Way You Love Me '' `` Let 's Make Love '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` If My Heart Had Wings '' Cry `` Cry '' `` When the Lights Go Down '' `` You 're Still Here '' Fireflies `` Mississippi Girl '' `` Like We Never Loved at All '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` The Lucky One '' `` Sunshine and Summertime '' `` Stealing Kisses '' The Hits `` Lost '' `` Red Umbrella '' Joy to the World `` A Baby Changes Everything '' The Rest of Our Life ( with Tim McGraw ) `` Speak to a Girl '' `` The Rest of Our Life '' Collaborations `` It 's Your Love '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` I Need You '' ( with Tim McGraw ) `` Sing '' ( with Annie Lennox ) `` Meanwhile Back at Mama 's '' ( with Tim McGraw ) Other singles `` There You 'll Be '' `` Where Are You, Christmas ? '' `` Give In to Me '' `` Come Home '' `` American Heart '' Beverley Knight Studio albums The B - Funk Prodigal Sista Who I Am Affirmation Music City Soul 100 % Soul UK Soulsville Compilation albums Voice -- The Best of Beverley Knight The Collection 100 % -- The Remixes Soul UK -- The Remixes The Collection 1995 -- 2007 Extended plays Love Soul : Soul UK Live EP Singles `` Flavour of the Old School '' `` Down for the One '' `` Moving On Up ( on the Right Side ) '' `` Mutual Feeling '' `` Cast All Your Cares '' `` Made It Back '' `` Rewind ( Find a Way ) '' `` Greatest Day '' `` Sista Sista '' `` Get Up ! '' `` Shoulda Woulda Coulda '' `` Gold '' `` Shape Of You ( Reshaped ) '' `` Come As You Are '' `` Not Too Late for Love '' `` Keep This Fire Burning '' `` Piece of My Heart '' `` No Man 's Land '' `` After You '' `` The Queen of Starting Over '' `` Every Step '' `` Beautiful Night '' `` In Your Shoes '' `` Soul Survivor '' `` Mama Used to Say '' `` Cuddly Toy '' `` One More Try '' `` Round and Around '' `` He Ai n't Heavy, He 's My Brother '' `` Middle of Love '' `` Private Number '' `` I Ca n't Stand the Rain '' Studio albums with Leading Ladies Songs from the Stage Singles with Leading Ladies One Night Only I 'm Every Woman / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Related articles Discography Who I Am Tour Affirmation Tour Voice - The Best of Tour Ultimate Tour 2006 Music City Soul Tour 100 % Tour Soul UK Tour Soulsville Tour I Love Soulsville Tour Joss Stone Discography Studio albums The Soul Sessions Mind Body & Soul Introducing Joss Stone Colour Me Free ! LP1 The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 Water for Your Soul Compilation albums The Best of Joss Stone 2003 -- 2009 Video albums Mind Body & Soul Sessions : Live in New York City Other albums SuperHeavy Singles `` Fell in Love with a Boy '' `` Super Duper Love '' `` You Had Me '' `` Right to Be Wrong '' `` Spoiled '' `` Cry Baby / Piece of My Heart '' `` Do n't Cha Wanna Ride '' `` Tell Me ' bout It '' `` Tell Me What We 're Gonna Do Now '' `` L-O-V-E '' `` Baby Baby Baby '' `` Free Me '' `` While You 're Out Looking for Sugar '' `` Pillow Talk '' `` Teardrops '' `` No Man 's Land ( Green Fields of France ) '' Featured singles `` Cry Baby Cry '' `` Sing '' `` I Put a Spell on You `` The Best Thing About Me Is You '' Other songs `` Stalemate '' Related articles Tours SuperHeavy Stone 'd Records Etta James Discography Studio albums At Last ! The Second Time Around Etta James Etta James Sings for Lovers Etta James Top Ten The Queen of Soul Call My Name Tell Mama Etta James Sings Funk Losers Weepers Etta James Come a Little Closer Etta Is Betta Than Evvah ! Deep in the Night Changes Seven Year Itch Stickin ' to My Guns The Right Time Mystery Lady : Songs of Billie Holiday Time After Time Love 's Been Rough on Me Life, Love & the Blues 12 Songs of Christmas Heart of a Woman Matriarch of the Blues Blue Gardenia Let 's Roll Blues to the Bone All the Way The Dreamer Live albums Etta James Rocks the House Red - Hot & Live Jazzvisions : Jump The Blues Away Burnin ' Down the House : Live at the House of Blues Compilation albums My Greatest Songs Miss Etta James : The Complete Modern and Kent Recordings Gold Singles `` The Wallflower ( Dance with Me, Henry ) '' `` Spoonful '' `` All I Could Do Was Cry '' `` At Last '' `` Trust in Me '' `` Seven Day Fool '' `` Something 's Got a Hold on Me '' `` Baby What You Want Me to Do '' `` I Got You Babe '' `` Almost Persuaded '' `` Sound of Love '' `` Piece of My Heart '' `` I Just Want to Make Love to You '' Book Big Brother and the Holding Company Peter Albin Dave Getz Ben Nieves Cathy Richardson Sam Andrew James Gurley Chuck Jones Janis Joplin Nick Gravenites Kathi McDonald Dave Schallock Mike Finnigan Tom Finch Studio albums Big Brother and the Holding Company Cheap Thrills Be a Brother How Hard It Is Ca n't Go Home Again Live / compilation albums In Concert Cheaper Thrills Live at Winterland ' 68 The Lost Tapes Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 Singles `` Piece of My Heart '' Related Nine Hundred Nights ( documentary ) Monterey Pop Festival Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piece_of_My_Heart&oldid=838028611 '' Categories : 1967 songs 1967 singles 1968 singles 1982 singles 1994 singles 2005 singles 2006 singles Beverley Knight songs Bonnie Tyler songs Erma Franklin songs Etta James songs Faith Hill songs Jenny Morris ( musician ) songs Janis Joplin songs Joss Stone songs Melissa Etheridge songs Songs written by Bert Berns Songs written by Jerry Ragovoy Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Song recordings produced by John Simon ( record producer ) Music videos directed by Deaton - Flanigen Productions Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Columbia Records singles Parlophone singles Shout Records singles Warner Bros. 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Question: who wrote take a little piece of my heart
Answer: Jerry Ragovoy