Breaking Up Somebody's Home

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (titled "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight" for the album version) is a song written by Al Jackson Jr. and Timothy Matthews, originally recorded by Ann Peebles for her 1971 album Straight from the Heart.[1] It was a successful single for Albert King and was later performed by Bette Midler, Etta James, Gov't Mule, and others.[2]

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Ann Peebles
from the album Straight from the Heart
B-side"Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness"
Released1972
StudioHi
GenreR&B
Songwriter(s)Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s)Willie Mitchell
Ann Peebles singles chronology
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love"
(1971)		 "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
(1972)		 "Somebody's on Your Case"
(1972)

Ann Peebles version

The song appeared on Peebles' third studio album, Straight from the Heart in 1971 as "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight". She released it as a single under the shortened, more common title, "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" the same year. This version peaked at #13 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to make the Hot 100.[3] The song was produced by Willie Mitchell, Peebles' long-time collaborator at Hi Records.

Peebles also performed the song on her 2022 live album Live in Memphis, which was recorded on February 7, 1992, at the Peabody Hotel. She was accompanied by the Hi Rhythm Section. The album was released by Memphis International Records.[4]

Albert King version
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Albert King
from the album I'll Play the Blues for You
B-side"Little Brother (Make a Way)"
Released1972
StudioStax
GenreFunk, Soul, Blues
Songwriter(s)Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s)Allen Jones, Henry Bush
Albert King singles chronology
"I'll Play the Blues for You"
(1972)		 "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
(1972)		 "Playing on Me"
(1973)

The song was covered by King for his album I'll Play the Blues for You and released as a single in 1972. It was produced by Allen Jones and Henry Bush for Stax Records.[5] It peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[6]

Other versions
Year Artist[2] Album Notes
1972 Denise LaSalle On the Loose
1973 Bette Midler Bette Midler
1975 B.B. King Lucille Talks Back
1977 Phillip Walker Someday You'll Have These Blues
1978 Jimmy Johnson Blues Band Living Chicago Blues, Volume 1
1982 Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch Chicago's Young Blues Generation
Lynn White Blues in My Bedroom
1984 Johnny Adams From the Heart
1988 Etta James Seven Year Itch
Betty Padgett Sweet Feeling
1990 Marva Wright Heartbreakin' Woman
1991 Backbone Slip Swamp Water
1992 Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P Honey Hush!
Jim Kahr Back to Chicago
1993 Big Mama & The Blues Messengers Big Mama & The Blues Messengers Live
Joey Gilmore Can't Kill Nothin'
1994 Barrelhouse Fortune Changes
Bernard Allison No Mercy
Caledonia Blues Band Alameda Sessions
1995 Bonnie Lee Sweetheart of the Blues
1999 Scott Holt Dark of the Night
2000 Carl Weathersby Come to Papa
2002 Rory Block I'm Every Woman
2006 Eddie Taylor Jr. Mind Game
2007 Don Pollard Covered
2009 Kate Pazakis Unzipped: Live at the Zipper Live
2010 Magic Slim and The Teardrops Raising the Bar
2012 Brooklyn Soul Stew Abandoned Tracks
Sven Zetterberg Mileage
2013 Guillaume Petite & Blues Connexion Des hauts et des bas
Kara Grainger Shiver & Sigh
2014 Matt Schofield Far as I Can See
Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia How Long How Long
Kenny Wayne Shepherd ft. Warren Haynes Goin' Home
2015 Danielle Nicole Wolf Den
Gov't Mule featuring John Scofield Sco-Mule Live, Recorded 1999
2016 Joe Bonamassa Live at the Greek Theatre Live
2017 Sherman Holmes Sherman Holmes Sessions
2018 Lisa Bassenge Borrowed and Blue
2021 Gov't Mule Heavy Load Blues
2022 Ann Peebles Live in Memphis Live, Recorded 1992

Charts
Ann Peebles
Chart Peak Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 13
Albert King
Chart Peak Position
US Billboard Hot 100 91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 35

References
  1. "Ann Peebles - Straight From The Heart". Discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. "Cover versions of I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight written by Timothy Matthews, Al Jackson Jr". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. "Ann Peebles | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. "Ann Peebles & The Hi Rhythm Section - Live In Memphis". Discogs.com. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. "Albert King - Breaking Up Somebody's Home". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. "Albert King | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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