▁ ▁Williams ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁song ▁while ▁driving ▁with ▁his ▁f iance é ▁from ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁to ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana . ▁After ▁describing ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Aud rey ▁She pp ard ▁as ▁a ▁" Che atin ' ▁Heart ", ▁he ▁dict ated ▁in ▁minutes ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁Bill ie ▁Jean ▁Jones . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Fred ▁Rose , ▁Williams ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁his ▁last ▁session ▁at ▁Castle ▁Records ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 . ▁ ▁" Your ▁Che atin ' ▁Heart " ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Pro pel led ▁by ▁Williams ' ▁recent ▁death ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁concert ▁in ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁song ▁became ▁an ▁instant ▁success . ▁It ▁to pped ▁Billboard ' s ▁Country ▁& ▁Western ▁chart ▁for ▁six ▁weeks , ▁while ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁units ▁were ▁sold . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁continued . ▁J oni ▁James ' ▁version ▁reached ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁Most ▁Play ed ▁in ▁Ju ke box es ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁while ▁Ray ▁Charles ' ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁version ▁reached ▁number ▁ 2 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁The ▁song ▁ranked ▁at ▁ 2 1 3 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ' s ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁of ▁All ▁Time , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked