The Tracks of My Tears score one of her biggest hits with her 1978 single "Ooh Baby Baby" which was a remake of the Miracles' hit single release precedent to "The Tracks of My Tears". Ronstadt and Smokey Robinson performed both "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Ooh Baby Baby" on the "" special broadcast on May 16, 1983. The Tracks of My Tears "The Tracks of My Tears" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by their group, The Miracles, on Motown's Tamla label. In 1967, Johnny Rivers
Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life (song) wrote 'Your Cheatin' Heart' about a gal like my first ex-wife/You moan the blues for me and for you/Hank Williams, you wrote my life"") to express deep sorrow and sadness following a bitter breakup of a relationship. In addition to "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Moanin' the Blues," song titles listed or referenced in the lyrics included "Cold, Cold Heart," "Half as Much," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle," and "The Blues Come Around." "Hank Williams ... " would become Bandy's biggest hit yet, peaking at No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart in