Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
~ Recording by Carpenters
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind Of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | TC-SP 4581 |
| 1.6 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 8T-4581 |
| 1.12 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (reprise) | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 8T-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | GP 2001 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CS-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLH 64581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CKM 64581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SLAM 64581 |
| 1.10 | Separarnos Es Dificil de Hacerlo = Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SLAM-080 |
| 1.6 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club edition, Flourescent orange shell) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records, Columbia Record Club | 8T-4581 |
| 1.12 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (reprise) | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club edition, Flourescent orange shell) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records, Columbia Record Club | 8T-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| PGP-RTB, A&M Records | LP-55-5619, SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club Edition) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581, SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (3 ¾ ips, 4‐Track Stereo) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records, Columbia Record Club | OR 4581 |
| 1.6 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Black shell, Club edition – CRC) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 8T-4581 |
| 1.12 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (reprise) | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Black shell, Club edition – CRC) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 8T-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | D 56.063, D-56063 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | P-SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | L 35872, L-35,872, SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album | A&M Records | TC-SP 4581 | |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 27 400 XOT |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club Edition – CRC) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CS-4581 |
| 1.6 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club edition Flourescent orange shell) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AM8TC-4581 |
| 1.12 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (reprise) | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club edition Flourescent orange shell) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AM8TC-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club edition) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581, SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLK 64581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 27 400 XOT |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLH 64581, AMLK 64581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | L 35872, SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club Edition) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 65 355 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581, SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | L 35872 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Club Edition, CRC) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581, SP-4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 27400-1 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 27 400 XOT |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SA&M 2177, SA&M-2177, SP 4581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CS-3197 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 985 035 |
| 1.1 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Carpenters | Single |
| A&M Records | CM 2025 |
| 1.2 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | Goofus | Carpenters | Single |
| A&M Records | 17 247 AT |
| 1.10 | Es Dificil Decir Adios = Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | Hay Una Especie de Silencio = A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 9155 |
| 1.10 | Es Dificil Decir Adios = Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenter | Hay Una Especie de Silencio = A Kind of Hush | Carpenter | Album |
| A&M Records | 19155 |
| 1.10 | Terminar Contigo Es Dificil = Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | Hay Una Forma de Silencio = A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | LPS 88649, LPS-88.649 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLK 64581 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLK 64581 |
| 1.12 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:35 | Carpenters | Carpenters, Vol. 1 (A&M Gold Series) | Carpenters | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | D32Y3051 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | D32Y3106 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | C25Y3120 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 3197, DX 834 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:35 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 3197, DX 384 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:35 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | D20Y4013 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | D20Y4013 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Karen in My Memories Series) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | POCM-1815 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Remastered Classics Series) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 82839 3197 2 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | POCM-9057 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 197-2 |
| 7.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition | Carpenters | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | UICY-91361 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-94227 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:35 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Carpenters 40) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 3980122 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-25300 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (180g vinyl) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | 00602557404975 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album | A&M Records | 393 197-2, CDMID 142 | |
| 1.14 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:37 | Carpenters | Best of the Carpenters, Volume 1 | Carpenters | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush (Sample) | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | GP-2001 |
| 1.10 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:34 | Carpenters | A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SP 4581, SP-4581 |
| 1.1 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | 2:36 | Carpenters | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Carpenters | Single |
| A&M Records | CM 2025 |
| 1.10 | Es Dificil Decir Adios = Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | ?:?? | Carpenters | Hay Una Especie de Silencio = A Kind of Hush | Carpenters | Album |
| A&M Records | SAML 70.589, SAML 70589 |
Relationships
| baritone saxophone [baritone sax]: | Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) |
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| bass guitar [bass]: | Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) |
| drums (drum set) [drums]: | Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) |
| guitar [guitars]: | Tony Peluso (American writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist) |
| harp: | Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist) |
| keyboard [keyboards]: | Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) |
| tenor saxophone [tenor sax]: | Bob Messenger (Woodwind and bass player) |
| recording of: | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (cover) |
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Related works
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
| lyricist and composer: | Howard Greenfield Neil Sedaka |
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| publisher: | Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) Universal Music Careers Aldon (in 1962) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Medley (Stars on 45) (order: 8) Stars on 45 (12″ single) (order: 17) |
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| later translated versions: | Eenzaamheid doet altijd pijn 悲しき慕情 |
| later versions: | Moi, je pense encore à toi |
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