
| Songwriters | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross |
| Year Written | 1955 |
About This Song
“Heart” was written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the 1955 musical Damn Yankees.
View the lyrics
You’ve gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win
That’s when the grin should start
Ya gotta have hope!
Mustn’t sit around and mope
Nothin’s half as bad as it may appear
Wait ’til next year and hope
When your luck is battin’ zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister, you can be a hero
You can open any door, there’s nothin’ to it but to do it
Ya gotta have heart
Miles and miles and miles of heart
Oh, it’s fine to be a genius, of course
But keep that old horse before the cart
First, you’ve gotta have heart
Recordings
1955
Tony Bennett recorded “Heart” on June 9, 1955. Sid Feller wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
CO 52529
Release History
| 1955 | Columbia EP: B-2079 |
| 1957 | Philips 45: JK1008 |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 1 — Rarities, Outtakes & Other Delights, Vol 1 |