You've Gotta Have "Heart" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler was part of the Impressions in the late 1950s and wrote the powerful ballad "For Your Precious Love" on which he sang lead in 1958. He embarked on a solo career and co-wrote "He Will Break Your Heart". The song was a major hit, reaching number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1960.

The "Iceman" as Butler is known, has written a number of hit songs for other artists, including Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long" as well as having other hits later in the 1960s that he either wrote or co-wrote such as "Only the Strong Survive", and "Let It Be Me", a duet with Betty Everett. "He Will Break Your Heart" was covered by Tony Orlando and Dawn during 1975 under the name "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You).

Answer: Anyone Who Had a Heart

"Anyone Who Had a Heart" was not even finished when Dionne Warwick got the tune from Bacharach and David, but by the time they were done with it, Warwick had scored her first Top ten placing on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song reached number eight on the charts in 1964. In the U.K., the song was given to Cilla Black and it became a number one hit for her there during 1964.

Answer: Gary Lewis and the Playboys

Gary Lewis, the son of world famous comedian Jerry Lewis, had formed a band in California and wanted to perform, but he wanted to do it on his own merits. They auditioned for a job at Disneyland without telling anyone who Gary's famous father was. They got the job. Later they recorded "This Diamond Ring", appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show", and became pop sensations.

The song here, "My Heart's Symphony" was a number 13 Billboard Hot 100 hit when it charted during 1966, just before Lewis was inducted into the U.S. Army.

Answer: False

Two out of three ain't bad. The group actually released six singles in the U.S. in 1965 of which "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" was the first. It scored a number two placing on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. The two that hit the top of the charts were "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".

The other releases were "Wonderful World" (number four on Billboard), "Silhouettes" a cover of The Rays 1957 hit, went to number five on the charts, and "Just a Little Bit Better" which peaked at number seven. Only two number ones, but still a pretty good year for the group.

Answer: Gold

"Heart of Gold" was a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit written and performed Neil Young that reached the top of the charts as a number one single in 1972. It also reached the top of the charts in Young's native Canada and number ten in the U.K. Backup vocals on the track were performed by James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.

The song is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 297.

Answer: Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar was her name after she married at age 19. She signed a recording contract in 1978 and released an album called "In the Heat of the Night" in 1979. It was from this album that "Heartbreaker" emerged as one of her singles. It only got as high as number 23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, but it got Benatar noticed and she followed into the 1980s with songs like "We Belong", "Love is a Battlefield", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Invincible".

Answer: Heart of Glass

"Heart of Glass" was Blondie's debut song in the U.S. and it reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The group had previously scored in the U.K. with three Top 20 hits, but this song exposed the group to the world. The song topped the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Germany, and hit the number three position in Italy.

The song makes Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 255.

Answer: Bonnie Tyler

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" was Bonnie Tyler's biggest U.S. hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1983 and remaining there for four weeks. It was also her most successful song worldwide, hitting the top of the charts in Australia, the U.K. and Canada. The song was a release from the album called "Faster than the Speed of Night".

Answer: False

"Heaven" was Adams only song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that topped the charts. "Straight from the Heart" was the first of his nine Top 20 singles in the U.S. between 1983 and 1987. It reached number ten on the charts when it was released. Surprisingly, Adams never had a number one tune in his native Canada during the 1980s, but finally hit pay dirt in 1990 when "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" became a worldwide hit. Adams had a number of successful singles in the 1990s including "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", "All for Love", and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman". Adams had three U.S. number ones during the 1990s and had nine in Canada.

Answer: Nashville

Although a number of cities are mentioned in Huey Lewis and the News' hit single "The Heart of Rock and Roll", Nashville is not one of them. New York, L.A., Hollywood, D. C., San Antone (sic), Liberty Town (Philadelphia), Boston, Baton Rouge, Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, Cleveland and Detroit are all mentioned. No Nashville.

The song itself was a number six single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1984.

Answer: Steve Perry

Steve Perry recorded "Foolish Heart" as a cut from his first solo album called "Street Talk" The song was co-written by Perry along with Randy Goodrum, and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Answer: Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne exploded onto the Billboard charts with "Tell It to My Heart", a cut from her debut album of the same name in 1987. Dayne had asked a music company to send her some songs that had been overlooked or rejected by other artists. She selected this song to record and it sent her on her way to a very successful music career. "Tell It to My Heart" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S., but reached number four in the U.K. and was a number one tune on a number of the European charts. Dayne went on to have a number of hit tunes such as "Prove Your Love", "Don't Rush Me", and Love Will Lead You Back".

Answer: Buster

"Two Hearts" was co-written by Phil Collins along with Lamont Dozier, and was part of the soundtrack for 1988's motion picture called "Buster", in which Collins had a starring role. The song was a number one tune on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and topped the Canadian charts as well.

Answer: Don Henley

Don Henley who had soared high with The Eagles during the 1970s, was a co-writer and the solo artist on "The Heart of the Matter", his third release from the debut solo album called "The End of the Innocence". The song reached as high as number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1990.

Answer: False

Not true. The song was the theme for a blockbuster motion picture all right, but the picture was 1997's "Titanic", the highest grossing film of the 1990s. The film grossed over $600 million. The song did pretty well too. The song was number one pretty much all over the world and is one of the best selling singles of all time.

It won an Academy Award as the Best Original Song, and also won four Grammy Awards.