Kenneth Dale Eoff ~ Artesia
Professionally known as Kenny Dale (b. October 3, 1951) is a country music artist who was born and raised in Artesia, New Mexico. Active in the 1970s, he recorded two albums for Capitol Records and charted several country hits. His biggest hit was a cover version of Gene Pitney’s “Only Love Can Break a Heart”, which peaked at No. 7. Dale retired from the country music business in the early 1980s and took up residence in Nashville, Tennessee. He now works as a school bus driver in Texas.
Albums
All albums released on Capitol Records.
| Year | Album | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bluest heartache of the year | 29 |
| 1978 | Red Hot Memory | 45 |
| 1979 | Only Love Can Break a Heart | — |
| 1981 | When It’s Just You and Me | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1977 | “Bluest Heartache of the Year” | 11 | 23 | Bluest Heartache |
| “Shame Shame on Me (I Had Planned to Be Your Man)” | 11 | 16 | ||
| 1978 | “Red Hot Memory” | 17 | — | Red Hot Memory |
| “The Loser” | 28 | — | ||
| “Two Hearts Tangled in Love” | 18 | 31 | ||
| 1979 | “Down to Earth Woman” | 16 | 60 | Only Love Can Break a Heart |
| “Only Love Can Break a Heart” | 7 | 20 | ||
| “Sharing” | 15 | 38 | ||
| 1980 | “Let Me In” | 23 | 50 | |
| “Thank You, Ever-Lovin'” | 33 | 56 | When It’s Just You and Me | |
| 1981 | “When It’s Just You and Me” | 31 | — | |
| 1982 | “Moanin’ the Blues” | 65 | — | Singles only |
| 1984 | “Two Will Be One” | 85 | — | |
| “Take It Slow” | 86 | — | ||
| 1985 | “Look What Love Did to Me” | 83 | — | |
| 1986 | “I’m Going Crazy” | 63 | — | |
above: Kenny Dale singing, “Only Love Can Break a Heart” which reached No. 7 on the US Country Music Charts in 1979.
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source: wikipedia.org