45 single, Side A. Mercury (71982) (1962)
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"It's Sure Gonna Hurt" is a single by Dolly Parton with the Merry Melody Singers. It was released on August 6, 1962, by Mercury Records. The A-side was written by Dolly and her uncle Bill Owens, while "The Love You Gave" was written by Robert Riley and Marie Jones. Both sides were produced by Jerry Kennedy. The single features performances by several notable Nashville musicians, including Harold Bradley, Boots Randolph, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, and Ray Stevens.
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Track listing
Side A
- It's Sure Gonna Hurt (Dolly Parton, Bill Owens) 2:18
- The Love You Gave (Robert Riley, Marie Jones) 2:10
Background
Dolly made her first professional recording in March 1959 for Goldband Records when she was just 13. The resulting single, "Puppy Love", did not chart, but received local radio airplay and was reviewed by national music and entertainment magazines Billboard and Cashbox. Dolly and her uncle Bill Owens had been traveling back and forth to Nashville for several years. On one of these trips they met Buddy Killen. He signed them to a songwriting deal with his Tree Publishing Company in September 1961. Bill and Dolly self-released the single "So Little I Wanted, So Little I Got" shortly after on Bill's Circle-B Records. Buddy Killen helped 16-year-old Dolly secure a one single deal with Mercury Records in January 1962. Due to her high pitched voice, they decided Dolly might find success as a pop novelty singer. Dolly recorded the self-composed teen pop song "It's Sure Gonna Hurt" and it was released in August 1962. The single didn't go anywhere and Killen told Dolly to go back home and finish school.
Recording
The single was recorded on February 25, 1962, at Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Two additional songs were recorded that day, "Nobody But You" and "I Wasted My Tears". The former was released in 2009 on the 4-disc box set, Dolly, while the latter was possibly a trial recording and destroyed. It is not in the Mercury vaults. Dolly later re-recorded "I Wasted My Tears" for Monument Records. It appeared as the B-side of her first Monument single "What Do You Think About Lovin'" in 1964 and on her debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, in 1967.
Audio
Critical reception
The single was mentioned in Billboard magazine's August 18, 1962 issue. Both sides of the single were give three stars, indicating moderate sales potential.
Billboard review, August 18, 1962.
Commercial performance
The single received airplay on local radio stations near Sevierville, Tennessee.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the 2009 box set, Dolly.
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"It's Sure Gonna Hurt"
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"The Love You Gave"
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