frequently requesting it and "Heartaches" gaining national attention. To meet demand, Decca reissued the 1938 record (catalog number 25017), prompting Victor to reissue its 1933 version (catalog number 20-2175); both labels shared credit on the Billboard Best Selling Singles chart, where the song reached number 1 on March 15, 1947. Weems' "Heartaches" eventually sold over 2 million copies. Ted Weems, whose musical career had declined during his military service, revived his orchestra to capitalize on the success of "Heartaches". He signed a new deal with Mercury Records and recruited his first manager, Howard Christensen. Weems received artist royalties from the 1933 Victor recording, but not the 1938 Decca recording, having let his contract expire. He did, however, receive composer royalties for its B-side "Oh! Monah". In May 1947, Weems made front-page news when he publicly repaid his debt to Kurt Webster, the man who had revived "Heartaches" and thus Weems' career. Weems staged a benefit performance by his band on June 6, with all proceeds going to war veteran Webster. The success of Ted Weems' "Heartaches" prompted several other notable recordings in 1947. A version by Harry James and his Orchestra was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37305. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 18, 1947, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 8. In the United Kingdom, a recording of "Heartaches" by Vera Lynn was the most successful and the song impacted the sheet music chart from July to October 1947, peaking at number 10. The song features in the 1947 film of the same title. In January 1948, Billboard listed the Ted Weems version of "Heartaches" as 1947's third biggest-selling record in the United States, behind The Harmonicats' "Peg O' My Heart" and Francis Craig's "Near You". Al Hoffman was listed as the year's top songwriter, having composed not only "Heartaches" but also "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba", which had hit number 1 in June in a recording by Perry Como, formerly vocalist with Weems' orchestra. The Marcels version The song was revived by American doo-wop group the Marcels in 1961. The group recorded their version of "Heartaches" on September 1, 1961, and its release followed the success of their million-selling version of "Blue Moon". Although the Marcels' "Heartaches" single failed to match the number 1 position on the US singles charts achieved by "Blue Moon", "Heartaches" reached the Top 10,