History of San Antonio - wikipedia History of San Antonio Jump to : navigation , search This article includes a list of references , but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . ( January 2010 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The City of San Antonio is one of the oldest Spanish colonization of the European settlements in Texas and was , for decades , its largest city . Before Spanish colonization , the site was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples . The historic Payaya Indians were likely those who encountered the first Europeans . The `` Villa de Bejar '' was founded by Spanish explorers on May 5th , 1718 , by then Governor Martin Alarcon , at the headwaters of the San Pedro Creek . The mission San Antonio de Valero was established on the east bank of the creek and a presidio was 3 / 4 of a league downstream . Development of the Spanish colonial city followed . A trading post was also established near the presidio and the town developed as the capital of Tejas , a province of colonial Spain . It was the northernmost settlement associated with the Hispanic culture of the Valley of Mexico . After Mexico achieved independence in 1821 , Anglo - American settlers entered the region from the United States . In 1836 , Anglo - Americans gained control of Texas in the fighting that gained independence for the Republic of Texas . In 1845 Texas was annexed by the United States of America , and became a state . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early history 2 Spanish settlement 3 The Texas Revolution 3.1 Battle of the Alamo 3.2 Aftermath 4 Annexation of Texas by the United States 5 The Civil War and postbellum Texas 5.1 African Americans 6 Modern times 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Early history ( edit ) After thousands of years of succeeding indigenous cultures , the historic Payaya Indians coalesced as a distinct ethnic group . They lived near the San Antonio River Valley , in the San Pedro Springs area , which they called Yanaguana , meaning `` refreshing waters '' . In 1536 , Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , a shipwrecked Spanish explorer who was enslaved by Native Americans for a period , visited the interior of what would later be called Texas . He saw and described the river later to be named the San Antonio . He eventually rejoined Spanish colleagues in Mexico City . From the Convent of Querétaro , organized several expeditions to the region of Texas , an area of great strategic importance to the Spanish crown . With that goal in 1675 , an expedition formed by Fray Antonio de Olivares , Fray Francisco Hidalgo , Fray Juan Larios and Fernando Orozco Josué Hernández y hay hete suéter is Natalia Orozco , were sent to explore and recognize the country beyond the borders of Rio Grande , to test the possibilities of new settlements in the area . In 1691 , a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon the river and Native American settlement ( located in the area of present - day La Villita ) on June 13 . As it was the feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua , Italy , they named the place and river San Antonio in his honor . In 1709 , the expedition headed by Pedro de Aguirre , together with Fray Antonio de Olivares and Fray Isidro de Espinosa was undertaken which consisted of exploration of the territory where the present city of San Antonio is located and extended to the Colorado River . The same year he traveled to Spain to convince the authorities to establish and maintain new missions on the bank of the San Antonio River at the present - day city of San Antonio . In 1716 , Fray Antonio de Olivares wrote to the Viceroy of New Spain , telling their hopes and plans for the future mission , and urged him to send families of settlers to found a town . In the same letter he stressed that it was necessary for some of these families to be skilled in the useful arts and industries , `` to teach the Indians all that should be required to be useful and capable citizens '' . Finally , perseverance of Fray Antonio was answered and the Viceroyalty gave formal approval for the mission in late 1716 , and assigned responsibility for their establishment to Martín de Alarcón , the governor of Coahuila y Tejas . Spanish settlement ( edit ) Misión de San Antonio de Valero San Antonio ( Tejas ) . Fray Antonio de Olivares was organizing the founding of the new mission , from the next Mission San Francisco Solano , turning often met with the Indians of the area ( Payaya Indians ) , gradually earning their love and respect . It remained only at the site of the mission for some time organizing everything with the Indians , the group finally stood straw structure , branches and mud near the head of San Antonio River . This mission was called San Antonio de Valero , a name derived from `` San Antonio de Padua '' and Viceroy New Spain , Marquess of Valero . The mission was located near a community of Coahuiltecan and was originally inhabited by indigenous three to five converted from Mission San Francisco Solano . Unfortunately , his work was suspended for some time , suffered an accident while crossing a bridge , the foot of the animal he was riding slipped into a hole , falling violently to the ground and breaking his leg . When he could walk again , mission changed place , transferring it to the west bank of the river , where floods were less likely . On orders of his religious order , Fray Antonio de Olivares transferred the Mission San Francisco Solano to the new mission of San Antonio de Valero . He also built the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar , on the west side of the San Antonio River , approximately 1 mile from the mission . It was designed to protect the system of missions and civilian settlements in central Texas and to ensure the representation of Spain in the region of the aggression of French , British and Americans . The presidio consisted of an adobe building , thatched with grass , with soldiers quartered in brush huts . As settlers concentrated around the presidio complex and mission , began to form the town of Bejar or Bexar , convert it in the cornerstone of Spanish Texas . Being located in the center of several operating systems mission Bejar suffered not the needs and anxieties of other presidios . Despite occasional Indian attacks , the defense of the presidio walls were never completed or was deemed necessary , as the mission was complemented later converted into the main unit of walled defense . The operating complex was completed with the construction of the first ditch of Texas ( Acequia Madre de Valero ) , 6 miles long , built to irrigate 400 hectares and supply of the inhabitants of the new facilities built . It was vital to the missions to be able to divert and control water from the San Antonio River , in order to grow crops and to supply water to the people in the area . This particular acequia was the beginning of a much wider acequia system . Acequia Madre de Valero ran from the area currently known as Brackenridge Park and southward to what is now Hemisfair Plaza and South Alamo Street . Part of it that is not viewable by the public runs beneath the Menger Hotel . The acequia was restored in 1968 and that year was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark . Presidio San Antonio de Bexar , San Antonio ( Texas ) . Fray Antonio de Olivares was aided by Payaya Indians to build the bridge that connected the Misión de San Antonio de Valero and Presidio San Antonio de Bexar , and the Acequia Madre de Valero . On May 1 , 1718 , according to a statement certified to be preserved , Don Martin de Alarcon gave possession to Fray Antonio de Olivares of the Misión de San Antonio de Valero , later known as `` The Alamo '' , based officially the mission . On May 5 , was founded the Presidio San Antonio de Bexar , on the west side of the San Antonio River , the source of the present city of San Antonio Texas . The event was chaired by Martin de Alarcón , settling around 30 families in the surrounding area . On July 8 , 1718 held at the new Mission San Antonio de Valero the first baptism , as reflected in the baptismal register of the mission . On February 14 , 1719 , the Marquess of San Miguel de Aguayo made a report to the king of Spain proposing that 400 families be transported from the Canary Islands , Galicia , or Habana to populate the province of Texas . In June 1730 , 25 families come to Cuba , and 10 families were sent to Veracruz . Under the leadership of Juan Leal Goraz , the group marched overland to the Presidio San Antonio de Bexar , where they arrived on March 9 , 1731 . The group joined the military community that had existed since 1718 , forming the first government of the city and taking as headquarters building Presidio of San Antonio de Béjar . In 1719 , Margil obtained permission from the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo to found a second mission at San Antonio . However , Father Olivares he opposed it . Despite of it , the Zacatecan Franciscans founded Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo , next to the San Antonio River , on February 23 , 1720 . San Antonio grew to become the largest Spanish settlement in Texas . After the failure of Spanish missions to the north of the city , San Antonio became the farthest northeastern extension of the Hispanic culture of the Valley of Mexico . The city was for most of its history the capital of the Spanish , later Mexican , province of Tejas . From San Antonio the Camino Real , today 's Nacogdoches Road , ran to the American border at the small frontier town of Nacogdoches . The Texas Revolution ( edit ) Main article : Texas Revolution After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821 , Anglo American settlers , at the invitation of the Mexican government via Empresarios such as Stephen F. Austin , began to settle in Texas in areas east and northeast of San Antonio . When Antonio López de Santa Anna , after being elected President of Mexico in 1833 , rescinded the Mexican Constitution of 1824 , violence ensued in many provinces of Mexico . In Texas the Anglo settlers joined many Hispanic Texans , who called themselves Tejanos , in demanding a return to the Constitution of 1824 . In a series of battles the Anglo Texans , who called themselves Texians , supported by a significant number of Tejano allies , initially succeeded in forcing the Mexican military to retreat from Texas . Under the leadership of Ben Milam , in the Battle of Bexar , December , 1835 , Texian forces captured San Antonio from forces commanded by General Martin Perfecto de Cos , Santa Anna 's brother - in - law . Forces opposing Santa Anna took control of the entire province of Texas . Today Milam Park and the Cos House in San Antonio commemorate this battle . Battle of the Alamo ( edit ) Main article : Battle of the Alamo The Alamo as it appears today . After putting down resistance in other regions of Mexico , in the spring of 1836 , Santa Anna led a Mexican army back into Texas and marched on San Antonio . He intended to avenge the defeat of Cos and end the Texan rebellion . Sam Houston , believing that San Antonio could not be defended against a determined effort by the regular Mexican army , called for the Texan forces to abandon the city . A volunteer force under the joint command of William Barrett Travis , newly arrived in Texas , and James Bowie , and including Davy Crockett and his company of Tennesseans , and Juan Seguin 's company of Hispanic Texan volunteers , occupied and fortified the deserted mission , the Alamo . They were determined to hold San Antonio against all opposition . The defenders of the Alamo included Anglo and Hispanic Texans who fought side by side under a banner - the flag of Mexico with the numerals `` 1824 '' superimposed . This was meant to indicate that the defenders were fighting for their rights to democratic government under the Mexican constitution of that year . During their siege , the Texas Congress declared an independent Republic of Texas . The ( Battle of the Alamo ) took place from February 23 to March 6 , 1836 . At first the battle was primarily a siege marked by artillery duels and small skirmishes . After twelve days Santa Anna , tired of waiting for his heavy artillery , determined to take the Alamo by storm . Before dawn on March 6 , he launched his troops against the walls of the Alamo in three separate attacks . The third attack overwhelmed the defenses of the weak north wall . The defenders retreated to the Long Barracks and the Chapel , where they fought to the last man . Most historians agree that a handful of the defenders were captured , but were quickly executed as rebels on the specific orders of Santa Anna . The deaths of these `` Martyrs to Texas Independence '' inspired greater resistance to Santa Anna 's regime . The cry , `` Remember the Alamo , '' became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution . Aftermath ( edit ) The Cenotaph in Alamo Plaza , a memorial to the Alamo defenders Texas won its independence at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21 . Juan Seguín , who had organized the company of Tejanos who fought and died at the Alamo , was with Sam Houston when it fell . Acting as a courier from the besieged fort , he had delivered a message from Travis to Houston , who forbade his return . Seguín would later earn fame for leading a company of Tejano volunteers at the Battle of San Jacinto . After independence , he was elected to the Texas Senate . He later was elected as mayor of San Antonio . In 1842 , he was forced out of that office at gunpoint by Anglo - American politicians . The next Hispanic to be elected as mayor of the city was Henry Cisneros in 1981 . As the city of San Antonio has grown , the Alamo , which in 1836 was separated by the San Antonio River from downtown , has become an integral part of the modern center city . Alamo Plaza contains the Cenotaph , a monument built in celebration of the centenary of the battle . It bears the names of all known to have fought there on the Texas side . Since 2011 , Alamo Trust , Inc. , a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization , has been the official partner of the Texas General Land Office in managing the Alamo complex . Surrounded by many hotels and tourist attractions , it is San Antonio 's best - known landmark , featured in the city 's flag and seal , and the most visited tourist attraction in the state . San Antonio is nicknamed the `` Alamo City . '' Its yearly Fiesta Week in April commemorates the Texian victory at San Jacinto . Annexation of Texas by the United States ( edit ) Lithograph of San Antonio in 1886 . In 1845 the United States annexed Texas ( with its concurrence ) and included it as a state in the Union . This , after some incitement by United States troops along the Mexican border , led to the Mexican War between the United States and Mexico , which concluded with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( 1848 ) . Under this treaty Mexico ceded to the United States not only Texas but all of what is now the American Southwest , excluding a small portion of Arizona and New Mexico . The war was devastating to San Antonio . By its end the city population had been reduced by almost two thirds , to 800 inhabitants . Peace and economic connections to the United States restored prosperity to the city , and by 1860 , at the start of the Civil War , San Antonio had grown to a city of 15,000 people . From the late 1840s and the period of the German revolutions , many people immigrated to Texas from Germany . They tended to strongly oppose slavery as they had been fighting for justice and freedom . The most successful of the city 's German merchants developed houses in the King William district , just south of downtown . Visitors heard German on the streets nearly as frequently as English and Spanish . The Germans created the beer and brewing industry in Texas . The Guenther Flour Mills , Gebhardt 's Chili Powder , and Mahncke Park , are local institutions that recall San Antonio 's German heritage . The Civil War and postbellum Texas ( edit ) During the Civil War , San Antonio was not deeply involved in the secessionist cause . Many of the city 's residents , notably those of ethnic German and Mexican ancestry , supported the Union . After the war , they supported the Republican Party for decades , as well as the Populist Party , which coalesced a multiracial political base in the late nineteenth century . After regaining power in the state legislature , white Democrats passed a poll tax in 1901 . It effectively disenfranchised minorities and poor whites . With ethnic minorities and the lower classes of San Antonio and Texas society unable to vote , the Republican Party lost its competitive edge in most areas of the state . After the war , San Antonio prospered as a center of the cattle culture . Anglo Americans learned the Spanish and Mexican techniques of herding cattle on horseback , creating a new generation of cowboys . The major cattle trails for driving stock to markets and railroads , including Chisholm Trail , began in San Antonio . The business promoter `` Bet a Million '' Gates chose San Antonio to demonstrate the value of his barbed wire in the herding of cattle . In 1876 he fenced off Alamo Plaza with the new invention and had cowboys drive a herd of cattle into the wire . When the wire held the cattle , many of the ranchers in attendance quickly placed orders for the new product . San Antonio was crucial during both the beginning and end of the open - range period in American ranching culture . During the postbellum period , San Antonio remained a frontier city . Its isolation and diverse array of cultures gave it the reputation of being an exotic place . When Frederick Law Olmsted , the architect who two years later designed Central Park in New York City , visited San Antonio in 1856 , he described the city as having a `` jumble of races , costumes , languages , and buildings , '' which gave it a quality , which only New Orleans could rival , of `` odd and antiquated foreignness . '' Much of the mystique that makes San Antonio a tourist destination has its origins in the uniqueness of the city . In 1850 , San Antonio became the largest city in Texas with 8,235 people , taking the lead from Galveston . Bolstered by the construction of its first railroad in 1877 , and a horrible hurricane that had struck Galveston , San Antonio reemerged as the state 's largest city in 1900 . It remained in the top spot until 1930 , when Dallas and Houston overtook the Alamo City . It connected the city to major markets and -- increasingly -- the mainstream of American society . San Antonio was often frequented by gun fighters and robbers of the Old West and is particularly associated with Butch Cassidy , the Sundance Kid members of the Wild Bunch , who often used Fannie Porter 's brothel as a hideout . African Americans ( edit ) Many African Americans in Texas remained in slavery until after the U.S. Civil War ended . There was scarce Union Army activity in Texas , preventing them from joining the Northern lines . Some escaped over the borders to areas where the Union Army was operating . The announcement of emancipation happened to be delayed until June 19 , 1865 , when officials announced that slavery had been formally abolished . This is celebrated in Texas as `` Juneteenth . '' San Antonio had a few ( 168 ) black slaves among its 3,436 people . San Antonio offers a unique history of Jim Crow and its consequences within a city . Although segregation took a different path in San Antonio , the city still remained in the South and for the most part followed the laws of the state . In the 1970s , the African American population in San Antonio was 7.6 percent . The East Side of San Antonio has a large concentration of black residents . The African American population in San Antonio is now 6.9 percent . Ivy Taylor was also the first African American to be elected mayor of San Antonio and only the second woman in the position . Modern times ( edit ) Aerial view of the city , San Antonio , December 4 , 1939 At the beginning of the 20th century , the streets of Downtown , the old Spanish and Mexican city , were widened to accommodate street cars and modern traffic . In the process many historic building were destroyed . These included the Veramendi House , the home of the prominent family into which Jim Bowie had married when he came to the city . Standing on the southwest side of the intersection of Houston and Soledad Streets , this building was a massive quadrangle built of adobe around a central courtyard in the typical Mexican style . When the street was widened by 20 feet , the building was leveled . Like many municipalities in the American Southwest , San Antonio has had steady population growth since the late twentieth century . The city 's population has nearly doubled in 35 years , from just over 650,000 in the 1970 census to an estimated 1.2 million in 2005 through population growth , immigration , and land annexation ( considerably enlarging the physical area of the city ) . Main Plaza , Cathedral , and Court House , San Antonio , Texas See also ( edit ) Acequia Madre de Valero San Antonio Sporting District Isleño Timeline of San Antonio References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Helen Simons ( 1996 ) . A Guide to Hispanic Texas . University of Texas Press . pp. 3 -- . ISBN 978 - 0 - 292 - 77709 - 5 . Jump up ^ Web site of the San Antonio River Walk , May 26 , 2011 . ^ Jump up to : Adina Emilia De Zavala ( December 8 , 1917 ) . `` History and legends of The Alamo and others missions in and around San Antonio '' . History legends of de Zarichs Online . Retrieved July 16 , 2013 . Jump up ^ De Zavala , Adina ; Flores , Richard R ( 1996 ) . History and Legends of the Alamo and Other Missions in and Around San Antonio . Arte Publico Press . pp. 3 , 4 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 55885 - 181 - 8 . Jump up ^ Dooley - Awbrey , Betty ( 2005 ) . Why Stop ? : A Guide to Texas Historical Roadside Markers . Taylor Trade Publishing . p. 453 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 58979 - 243 - 2 . Jump up ^ `` Acequia Madre de Valero '' . Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks . Texas Historical Commission . Retrieved October 11 , 2012 . Jump up ^ Gonzalez , Juan . Harvest of Empire . New York : Penguin , 2000 . Jump up ^ Fisher , Lewis F. ( 1996 ) . Saving San Antonio : the precarious preservation of a heritage . Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press . Jump up ^ `` San Antonio , TX '' . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved December 10 , 2013 . ^ Jump up to : African Americans . '' Handbook of Texas Jump up ^ Svitek , Patrick ( June 14 , 2015 ) . `` Taylor 's San Antonio Win a Wake - Up Call for Democrats '' . Texas Tribune . Austin , Texas . Retrieved June 24 , 2015 . Further reading ( edit ) See also : Timeline of San Antonio § Bibliography Edward Hungerford ( 1913 ) , `` City of the Little Squares '' , The Personality of American Cities , New York : McBride , Nast & Company External links ( edit ) San Antonio Missions : Spanish Influence in Texas , a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places ( TwHP ) lesson plan Digital Public Library of America . 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Traveling Wilburys - Wikipedia Traveling Wilburys Jump to : navigation , search The Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys in May 1988 ( top : Jeff Lynne , Tom Petty ; bottom : Roy Orbison , Bob Dylan , George Harrison ) Background information Origin Malibu , California Genres Folk rock , country rock , roots rock Years active 1988 ( 1988 ) -- 1991 ( 1991 ) Labels Wilbury Associated acts The Beatles , Electric Light Orchestra , Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Website www.travelingwilburys.com Past members George Harrison Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Bob Dylan Roy Orbison The Traveling Wilburys ( sometimes shortened to the Wilburys ) were a British - American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan , George Harrison , Jeff Lynne , Roy Orbison , and Tom Petty . The band recorded two albums , the first in 1988 and the second in 1990 , though Orbison died before the second was recorded . The project 's work received much anticipation given the diverse nature of the singer - songwriters . Their debut album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 proved an enduring critical success , in 1989 and 1990 winning accolades such as a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 1988 -- 91 1.2. 1 `` Handle with Care '' and band formation 1.2. 2 Debut album 1.2. 3 Orbison 's death , `` Nobody 's Child '' and Vol. 3 1.3 After the Wilburys 2 Legacy and influence 3 Catalogue reissue and Genesis Publications book 4 Line - ups 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 5.2 Box sets 5.3 Singles 5.4 Other charted songs 5.5 Collaborations between members 6 Notes 7 References 8 Sources 9 External links History ( edit ) Background ( edit ) None of this would 've happened without him . It was George 's band -- it was always George 's band and it was a dream he had for a long time . -- Tom Petty George Harrison first mentioned the Traveling Wilburys publicly during a radio interview with Bob Coburn on the show Rockline in February 1988 . When asked how he planned to follow up the success of his Cloud Nine album , Harrison replied : `` What I 'd really like to do next is ... to do an album with me and some of my mates ... It 's this new group I got ( in mind ) : it 's called the Traveling Wilburys , I 'd like to do an album with them and then later we can all do our own albums again . '' According to Jeff Lynne , who co-produced Cloud Nine , Harrison introduced the idea of the two of them starting a band together around two months into the sessions for his album , which began in early January 1987 . When discussing who the other members might be , Harrison chose Bob Dylan and Lynne opted for Roy Orbison . The term `` Wilbury '' also originated during the Cloud Nine sessions . Referring to recording errors created by faulty equipment , Harrison jokingly remarked to Lynne , `` We 'll bury ' em in the mix . '' Thereafter , they used the term for any small error in performance . Harrison first suggested `` the Trembling Wilburys '' as the group 's name ; at Lynne 's suggestion , they amended it to `` Traveling Wilburys '' . During his Rockline interview , Harrison voiced his support for Dylan , at a time when the latter was experiencing an artistic and commercial low point in his career . Harrison and Lynne became friends with Tom Petty in October 1987 , when Petty and his band , the Heartbreakers , toured Europe as Dylan 's backing group . The friendship continued in Los Angeles later that year . There , Harrison struck up a musical rapport with Petty based on their shared love of 1950s rock ' n ' roll , and Lynne began collaborating with Petty on what became the latter 's debut solo album , Full Moon Fever , and writing songs with Orbison , Lynne 's longtime musical hero , for his comeback album , Mystery Girl . According to Petty , Harrison 's dream for the Wilburys was to handpick the participants and create `` the perfect little band '' , but the criteria for inclusion were governed most by `` who you could hang out with '' . The five musicians also bonded over a shared appreciation of the English comedy troupe Monty Python . Harrison , who had worked with the members of Monty Python on various productions by his company HandMade Films since the late 1970s , particularly appreciated Orbison 's gift for impersonation and his ability to recite entire sketches by the troupe . 1988 -- 91 ( edit ) `` Handle with Care '' and band formation ( edit ) The band came together in April 1988 , when Harrison was in Los Angeles to oversee the filming of his HandMade production Checking Out . At that time , Warner Bros. Records asked Harrison for a new song to serve as the B - side for the European release of his third single from Cloud Nine , `` This Is Love '' . During a meal with Lynne and Orbison , Harrison asked Lynne to help him record the track and invited Orbison to attend the session , which he then arranged to take place at Dylan 's garage studio in Malibu since no professional studios were available at such short notice . Petty 's involvement came about when Harrison went to retrieve his guitar from Petty 's house and invited him to attend also . Working on a song that Harrison had recently started writing , the ensemble completed the track , which they titled `` Handle with Care '' after a label on a box in Dylan 's garage . When Harrison presented the recording to Warner Bros. , the executives insisted that the song was too good to be used as `` filler '' on a European single . In Petty 's recollection , Harrison and Lynne then decided to realise their idea of forming a Wilburys band , and first invited him to join before phoning Dylan , who also agreed to join . That night , Harrison , Lynne and Petty drove to Anaheim to see Orbison perform at the Celebrity Theatre and recruited him for the group shortly before he went on stage . In Petty 's description , Orbison performed an `` unbelievable show '' , during which `` we 'd punch each other and go , ' He 's in our band , too . ' ... We were all so excited . '' Debut album ( edit ) From my point of view , I just tried to preserve our relationship . I worked so hard to make sure that all the guys who were in that band , and consequently on record and film , that their friendship was n't abused . Just to preserve our friendship -- that was the underlying contribution , I think , that I was trying to do . -- George Harrison The band members decided to create a full album together , Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 . Video footage of the creative process was partly shot by British photographer NJ Latham and later edited by Harrison . The album was recorded primarily over a ten - day period in May 1988 to allow for Dylan 's limited availability as he prepared for his upcoming US tour . These sessions were held in the house of Eurythmics member Dave Stewart , in Los Angeles . The five band members sat in a circle playing acoustic guitars in Stewart 's kitchen ; once each song 's basic track had been written and recorded there ( with accompaniment from a drum machine ) , the group recorded their vocals in another room , usually after dinner each night . Petty recalled that , as a friend but also an avowed fan of Dylan 's , Harrison felt the need to clear the air on the first day by saying to him : `` We know that you 're Bob Dylan and everything , but we 're going to just treat you and talk to you like we would anybody else . '' Dylan replied : `` Well , great . Believe it or not , I 'm in awe of you guys , and it 's the same for me . '' While most of the songs had a primary composer , all of the band members were creative equals . Petty later described Harrison as the Wilburys ' `` leader and manager '' , and credited him with being a bandleader and producer that had a natural instinct for bringing out the best in people and keeping a recording session productive . As the group 's producers , Harrison and Lynne directed the sessions , with Harrison often auditioning each member to decide who should sing a particular lead vocal part . The two producers then flew back to England ; Lynne recalls that , throughout the flight , he and Harrison enthused about how to turn the sparse , acoustic - based tracks into completed recordings . Overdubs and further recording took place at Harrison 's studio , FPSHOT , with `` Sideburys '' Jim Keltner ( drums ) , Jim Horn ( saxophones ) and Ray Cooper ( percussion ) . Harrison described the band 's sound as `` skiffle for the 1990s '' . The album was released on 18 October 1988 . Distributed by Warner Bros. , it appeared on the new Wilbury record label rather than on Harrison 's Dark Horse label , in the interests of maintaining the group identity . Over the months following the end of recording in the summer , contractual issues had been successfully negotiated between Warner 's and the record companies representing Dylan , Petty , Lynne and Orbison . As was the case in 1971 when EMI prepared Harrison 's multi-artist live album from the Concert for Bangladesh for release , Columbia , Dylan 's label , presented the main stumbling block . In the album credits , the `` Wilburys '' joke was extended further , with the band members listed under various pseudonyms and pretending to be half - brothers -- sons of a fictional Charles Truscott Wilbury , Sr. During promotion for the album , Orbison played along with the mock history , saying : `` Some people say Daddy was a cad and a bounder , but I remember him as a Baptist minister . '' Vol. 1 was a critical and commercial success , and revitalised the careers of Dylan , Orbison and Petty . As Harrison had intended , the album defied contemporary musical trends such as hip hop , acid house and synthesised pop ; author Alan Clayson likens its release to `` a Viking longship docking in a hovercraft terminal '' . The album produced two successful singles and went on to achieve triple - platinum certification for sales in the United States . It was nominated for several awards and won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group . Liner notes on the album cover were written by Monty Python 's Michael Palin under a pseudonym . Palin 's essay was based on an idea by Derek Taylor , who wrote an extensive fictional history of the Wilburys family that otherwise went unused . Harrison planned a feature film about the band , to be produced by HandMade and directed by David Leland , but contractual problems ended the project . Orbison 's death , `` Nobody 's Child '' and Vol. 3 ( edit ) Roy Orbison died of a heart attack on 6 December 1988 . In tribute to him , the music video for the band 's second single , `` End of the Line '' , shows Orbison 's guitar rocking in a chair as the rest of the group play , along with a photo of him in the background . Although there was speculation in the press that Del Shannon or Roger McGuinn might join the Wilburys , the remaining members never considered replacing Orbison . Lynne later said : `` We 'd become this unit , we were all good pals ... We always knew we were going to do another one , and now it 's just the four of us . '' In March 1990 , Harrison , Lynne , Petty and Dylan reunited to work on a second Wilburys album , which they intentionally misnumbered Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 . It was preceded by a non-album single , a cover of `` Nobody 's Child '' , which the band recorded for Olivia Harrison 's Romanian Angel Appeal charity project . The duration of the main album sessions was again dictated by Dylan 's touring schedule and limited availability . Having asked Dylan to record a lead vocal for all the songs before his departure , Harrison was then loath to replace many of the parts , resulting in a greater prominence for Dylan as a lead singer . Although he ceded his own role as a lead vocalist to Dylan and to Petty , Harrison took over more of the production and contributed more prominently as a lead guitarist than before . Petty described the album as `` a little more rough and ready , a bit more raucous '' than Vol. 1 , while Dylan said the new songs were more developed as compositions relative to the `` scraped up from jam tapes '' approach to the band 's debut . Vol. 3 was released on 29 October 1990 . It was dedicated to Orbison , as `` Lefty Wilbury '' , the pseudonym that Orbison had used in 1988 in honour of his hero Lefty Frizzell . The album met with less success than the previous one . According to Warner Bros. head Mo Ostin , the choice of album title came about through `` George being George '' ; apparently Harrison was making a wry reference to the appearance of a bootleg that served as a sort of Volume 2 . The album 's liner notes were written by Eric Idle , another Python member , who again adopted a pseudonym . For the band 's final single , `` Wilbury Twist '' , they filmed a video in which Idle , John Candy and other comedic actors attempt to master the song 's eponymous dance style . The clip was filmed in Los Angeles and completed on 28 February 1991 . After the Wilburys ( edit ) According to Jim Keltner , the Wilburys ' drummer , the decision on the group 's future after Vol. 3 lay with Harrison . Keltner said that from his conversations with Lynne , Petty and Dylan , they were all keen to reunite , whereas Harrison wavered in his enthusiasm . While Harrison was against the idea of touring , Petty recalled : `` I kept getting down on my knees in front of George , saying , ' Please , it 's so much money ! '' After his 1991 tour of Japan -- his first series of concerts since 1974 -- Harrison spoke of a possible Traveling Wilburys tour : That would be something I 'd like to experience . I 've always played around in my own mind what a Wilburys tour could be . Would each person do a solo set and then do Wilburys at the end , or would we all go right on from beginning to end and make everything Wilburys ? It 's an intriguing thought . We could have a great band up there and the four of us could play acoustic if we wanted to . We could all sing `` Blowin ' in the Wind '' and Bob could sing `` Something '' . Or we could just sing our individual songs and make them Wilbury tunes , as if we 'd recorded them that way . Whatever it was , we could do it . The Wilburys tour never came about . Petty said about the Wilburys touring : I think it would work , if we wanted to do it . I do n't think we ever considered it , really . There were a lot of nights when the conversation would roll around to that . But I do n't think anybody ever took it seriously . I think it would ruin it in a way . Then you 're obligated to be responsible and it 's not in the character of that group . It would make it very formal and that would be the wrong spirit . Legacy and influence ( edit ) One of the most amazing things ever about the Wilburys was this poles - apart thing of Roy ( Orbison ) and Bob Dylan . That 's what I thought was wonderful -- the best singer and the best lyricist , and they 're both in the same group . -- Jeff Lynne In the Rolling Stone Press book The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll , the Traveling Wilburys are described as `` the ultimate supergroup '' , with a line - up that represented four eras of rock music history and included `` three indisputable gods '' in Dylan , Harrison and Orbison . The editors also recognise the band as `` the antithesis of a supergroup '' , however , due to the musicians ' adoption of fraternal alter egos and the humour inherent in the project . AllMusic managing editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine has similarly written : `` It 's impossible to picture a supergroup with a stronger pedigree than that ( all that 's missing is a Rolling Stone ) , but in another sense it 's hard to call the Wilburys a true supergroup , since they arrived nearly two decades after the all - star craze of the ' 70s peaked , and they never had the self - important air of nearly all the other supergroups . That , of course , was the key to their charm ... '' Speaking to music journalist Paul Zollo in 2004 , Petty agreed that humour and self - effacement had been key factors in the Wilburys ' success , adding : `` We wanted to make something good in a world that seemed to get uglier and uglier and meaner and meaner ... And I 'm really proud that I was part of it . Because I do think that it brought a little sunshine into the world . '' Harrison said the project was an opportunity to `` put a finger up to the rules '' by challenging the norms associated with the music industry . Discussing the Wilburys in Peter Bogdanovich 's 2007 documentary Runnin ' Down a Dream , Petty said that one of the strengths behind the concept was that it was free of any intervention from record company , management or marketing concerns , and instead developed naturally from a spirit of co-operation and mutual admiration among five established artists . Author Simon Leng recognises the venture as primarily a channel through which Harrison and Dylan could escape the restrictions of their serious media images , but also , in its guise as a `` phantom band '' , a development by Harrison of the Rutles ' satirical approach to the Beatles ' legacy , in this case by `` de-mythologizing '' rock history . Inspired by the Traveling Wilburys ' success and particularly its benefit to Petty and Orbison as artists , Warner 's executive and staff producer Lenny Waronker encouraged American guitarist Ry Cooder to form the band Little Village . The group , comprising Cooder , Keltner , John Hiatt and Nick Lowe , released a self - titled album in 1992 . Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune described the Notting Hillbillies ' Missing ... Presumed Having a Good Time as a Traveling Wilburys - type side project for Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits . Writing in New York magazine in late 1990 , Elizabeth Wurtzel cited the Notting Hillbillies ' album and the self - titled debut by Hindu Love Gods ( a band consisting of Warren Zevon and members of R.E.M. ) as examples of a trend whereby , following the Wilburys ' Vol. 1 , `` more and more albums seem to be the rock - and - roll equivalents of bowling night . '' Writing in The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Colin Larkin cites the Wilburys ' contemporary skiffle as evidence of Lonnie Donegan 's continued influence on popular music long after the early 1960s . In his book Lonnie Donegan and the Birth of British Rock & Roll , Patrick Humphries describes the Wilburys as `` a makeshift quintet whose roots were firmly and joyously planted in low - key , low - tech skiffle music '' . He credits the band with inspiring a brief revival of Donegan 's `` DIY skiffle '' , which included Knopfler 's Notting Hillbillies . Catalogue reissue and Genesis Publications book ( edit ) The whole experience was some of the best days of my life , really , and I think it probably was for us all ... The thing I guess would be hardest for people to understand is what good friends we were . It really had very little to do with combining a bunch of famous people . It was a bunch of friends that just happened to be really good at making music . -- Tom Petty in The True History of the Traveling Wilburys In the late 1990s and early 2000s , the two Traveling Wilburys albums had limited availability and were out of print in most areas . Harrison , as primary holder of the rights , did not reissue them before his death . In June 2007 , the two albums were reissued as The Traveling Wilburys Collection , a box set including both albums on CD ( with bonus tracks ) and a DVD featuring a 25 - minute documentary titled The True History of the Traveling Wilburys and a collection of music videos . The box set was released in three editions ; the standard edition , with both CDs and DVD in a double Digipak package and a 16 - page booklet ; a `` deluxe '' boxed edition with the CDs and DVD and an extensive 40 - page booklet , artist postcards , and photographs ; or a `` deluxe '' boxed edition on vinyl . This version omits the DVD , but adds a 12 - inch vinyl disc with rare versions of the songs . The release debuted at number 1 in the UK and Australia , and in other countries . On the US Billboard 200 it reached number 9 . The collection sold 500,000 copies worldwide during the first three weeks and remained in the UK top 5 for seven weeks after its release . In November 2009 , Genesis Publications , a company with which Harrison had been associated since the late 1970s , announced the release of a limited edition fine - bound book titled The Traveling Wilburys . Compiled by Olivia Harrison , the book includes rare photographs , recording notes , handwritten lyrics , sketches , and first - hand commentary on the band 's history , together with a foreword by Lynne . Petty , Lynne , Olivia Harrison , Barbara Orbison , Keltner and Idle were among those who attended the US launch at a Beverly Hills bookshop in March 2010 . In an interview to publicise the book , Lynne expressed his sadness at the deaths of Harrison and Orbison , and reflected : `` The Wilburys was such a wonderful band , such a marvellous thing to be part of . They were the best people I could ever wish to work with . Every day was like , ' Wow ! ' ... it was fun from day one . '' Line - ups ( edit ) Volume 1 `` Nelson Wilbury '' -- George Harrison `` Otis Wilbury '' -- Jeff Lynne `` Lefty Wilbury '' -- Roy Orbison `` Charlie T. Wilbury , Jr . '' -- Tom Petty `` Lucky Wilbury '' -- Bob Dylan Volume 3 `` Spike Wilbury '' -- George Harrison `` Clayton Wilbury '' -- Jeff Lynne `` Muddy Wilbury '' -- Tom Petty `` Boo Wilbury '' -- Bob Dylan Jim Keltner , the session drummer and percussionist , was not listed as a Wilbury on either album . However , he is seen in all of the group 's music videos , and on the DVD released in 2007 , he is given the nickname `` Buster Sidebury '' . Overdubs to the bonus tracks `` Maxine '' and `` Like a Ship '' also credited as `` Ayrton Wilbury '' , a pseudonym for Dhani Harrison . The name Ayrton was used in honour of F1 racer Ayrton Senna . Jim Horn played saxophone on both albums . The lead guitar on the Volume 3 song `` She 's My Baby '' was played by rock guitarist Gary Moore ( `` Ken Wilbury '' ) . Discography ( edit ) Studio albums ( edit ) Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS AUT NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Release date : 18 October 1988 Label : Wilbury Records Formats : CD , vinyl , cassette 6 16 CAN : 6 × Platinum UK : Silver US : 3 × Platinum Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 Release date : 29 October 1990 Label : Wilbury Records Formats : CD , vinyl , cassette 11 14 22 19 5 18 14 CAN : Platinum UK : Platinum US : Platinum The Traveling Wilburys contributed the title track , `` Nobody 's Child '' , to the Romanian Angel Appeal benefit album Nobody 's Child : Romanian Angel Appeal , released on 24 July 1990 . Harrison appeared as Nelson Wilbury on Warner Bros. Records ' 1988 holiday promo album Winter Warnerland ( which also included Paul Reubens as `` Pee Wee Wilbury '' ) . In his capacity as producer , Harrison credited himself as `` Spike and Nelson Wilbury '' on his 1992 live album Live in Japan . The same year , the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers single `` Christmas All Over Again '' contained a greeting that read `` Merry Christmas from Nelson and Pee Wee Wilbury . '' Box sets ( edit ) Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications ( sales threshold ) US AUS AUT NOR NZ SWE SWI UK The Traveling Wilburys Collection Release date : 11 June 2007 Label : Wilbury Records Formats : CD , vinyl , music download 9 24 45 AUS : 2 × Platinum UK : Platinum US : Gold Singles ( edit ) Year Single Peak chart positions Album US US Main US AC AUS CAN NZ UK 1988 `` Handle with Care '' 45 30 -- 21 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 1989 `` End of the Line '' 63 28 12 -- 11 52 1990 `` Nobody 's Child '' -- -- -- -- -- 9 44 Nobody 's Child : Romanian Angel Appeal `` She 's My Baby '' -- -- 45 30 -- 79 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 1991 `` Wilbury Twist '' -- 46 -- -- 86 -- -- `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Other charted songs ( edit ) Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Main CAN 1988 `` Last Night '' 5 -- Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 1989 `` Tweeter and the Monkey Man '' 41 -- `` Heading for the Light '' 7 -- 1990 `` Inside Out '' 16 50 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Collaborations between members ( edit ) Year Project Artist Collaborators 1970 `` I 'd Have You Anytime '' Harrison Dylan 1970 New Morning sessions Dylan Harrison 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh Harrison Dylan 1985 Porky 's Revenge ! soundtrack Harrison covered Dylan 's `` I Do n't Want to Do It '' 1986 `` Band of the Hand '' from Band of the Hand Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers Backup by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers `` Jammin ' Me '' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Dylan 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Various Dylan , Harrison & others sing `` All Along the Watchtower '' 1989 Mystery Girl Orbison Harrison , Lynne , Petty Full Moon Fever Petty Harrison , Lynne , Orbison `` Cheer Down '' Harrison Lynne , Petty 1990 Work It Out Jim Horn Harrison , Lynne , Petty Armchair Theatre Lynne Harrison , Petty Under the Red Sky Dylan Harrison A Tribute To John Lennon Various ( Ringo Starr ) Lynne , Petty 1991 Into the Great Wide Open Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Lynne Rock On ! Del Shannon Lynne , Petty 1992 The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Dylan Harrison , Petty `` Christmas All Over Again '' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Lynne King of Hearts Orbison 1995 `` Free as a Bird '' The Beatles `` Real Love '' Songs and Music from `` She 's the One '' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Harrison 2001 Zoom Electric Light Orchestra 2002 Brainwashed Harrison Lynne Concert for George Various Lynne & Petty cover some of Harrison 's songs 2006 Highway Companion Petty Lynne 2012 Long Wave Lynne Lynne covered Orbison 's song `` Running Scared '' Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ Harrison also stated his intention to form such a band in March 1988 , in response to a suggestion from television show host Michael Aspel that he should `` get a bunch of oldies together '' . Jump up ^ In music journalist Neil Staunton 's description , `` Harrison is acknowledged as the de facto chief Wilbury '' , while Lynne biographer John Van der Kiste describes the Wilburys as `` in effect George 's group '' . In a 2009 interview for Mojo , in response to Mat Snow 's question `` In a band of bandleaders , who was the alpha Wilbury ? '' , Petty said : `` Definitely George . It was his idea , his vision ... Yeah , he 'd only ever been in one band ( the Beatles . But he was the best bandleader I ever saw . He was really good at organising things , at knowing who was best at what , delegating what to do . He had a great passion for a band . '' Petty also recalled a subsequent discussion with Dylan when the pair were marvelling at the impact the Wilburys made and Dylan said : `` Well , George is really smart . He was in the Beatles , you know . '' Jump up ^ One of the record company executives reluctantly agreed , conceding that he did not want to be the person blocking the Wilburys venture and `` standing in the way of history being made '' . Jump up ^ According to Harrison 's neighbour and fellow musician Joe Brown , he identified the Wilburys as a skiffle band . Brown added : `` That track ' Rattled ' , that 's a real skiffle thrash - up ; it sounds like a washboard , but it 's Jim Keltner playing all the grilles on the fridge in George 's kitchen . '' Jump up ^ Carl Perkins , Robbie Robertson and Gene Pitney were among the other musicians rumoured to be the new fifth Wilbury . Jump up ^ For its inclusion in the 2007 box set The Traveling Wilburys Collection , the video was re-edited to favour footage of the group miming to the song , with only minimal footage of the guest actors . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Smax 2007 , event occurs between 22 : 49 and 22 : 57 . ^ Jump up to : Van der Kiste 2015 , p. 112 . 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How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - wikipedia How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Jump to : navigation , search `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' Single by Bee Gees from the album Trafalgar B - side `` Country Woman '' Released 28 May 1971 Format 7 `` , 45 rpm Recorded 28 January 1971 IBC Studios , London Length 3 : 57 Label Polydor Atco ( United States , Canada ) Songwriter ( s ) Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb Producer ( s ) Robert Stigwood , Bee Gees Bee Gees singles chronology `` Lonely Days '' ( 1970 ) `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' ( 1971 ) `` Do n't Wanna Live Inside Myself '' ( 1971 ) `` Lonely Days '' ( 1970 ) `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' ( 1971 ) `` Do n't Wanna Live Inside Myself '' ( 1971 ) `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971 . It was written mainly by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the lead and first single on the group 's 1971 album Trafalgar . It was their first US No. 1 single and also reached No. 1 in Cashbox magazine for two weeks . In the US Atco Records issued both mono and stereo versions of the song on each side as a promo single . The B - side was a Maurice Gibb composition `` Country Woman '' . The song appears in the 2013 film American Hustle and on its soundtrack . Contents ( hide ) 1 Writing and recording 2 Reception 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Cover versions 6 References 6.1 Literature 7 External links Writing and recording ( edit ) `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' An excerpt from the first chorus Problems playing this file ? See media help . Barry and Robin Gibb wrote the song in August 1970 with `` Lonely Days '' when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break - up and alienation . `` Robin came to my place '' says Barry , `` and that afternoon we wrote ' How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ' and that obviously was a link to us coming back together . We called Maurice , finished the song , went to the studio and once again , with only ' Broken Heart ' as a basic structure , we went in to the studio with that and an idea for ' Lonely Days ' , and those two songs were recorded that night '' . They originally offered the song to Andy Williams , but ended up recording it themselves , although Williams himself covered the song on his album You 've Got a Friend . Barry also explains , `` We might imitate a certain group , later on , the group will pick up on the song and say that suits us . '' Maurice Gibb possibly had a hand in the writing of `` How Can You Mend A Broken Heart '' although the song is officially credited to Barry and Robin Gibb . The 2009 release Ultimate Bee Gees officially credited Maurice for the first time as co-writer of the song , for both the `` Ultimate '' CD and DVD , and it was credited to the moniker Barry , Robin and Maurice Gibb . The song was recorded on 28 January 1971 in London same day as `` We Lost the Road '' , `` When Do I '' , `` If I Were the Sky '' , `` Bring Out the Thoughts in Me '' and `` Ellan Vannin '' . The group 's later song `` My World '' followed along the same musical ideas on this song . Robin Gibb 's remarked on the song , `` The whole thing took about an hour to complete . The song reached the number one spot , to our great satisfaction . '' Reception ( edit ) The song was sung live for the first time in 1971 , in a performance that was notable as drummer Geoff Bridgford 's first appearance with the band . Although failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart , the song became the Bee Gees ' first US number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached number four on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1971 . In Spain , it was released under the title `` Cómo Puedes Arreglar Un Corazón Destrozada '' . Following the release of `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' , the song had a Grammy nomination for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo , Group or Chorus among George Harrison 's `` My Sweet Lord '' and others . It was performed as part of a medley in The Midnight Special in 1975 , in Japan on the Japanese TV special Love Sounds , and on the Mr. Natural tour in 1974 . A live version recorded on 17 -- 18 Nov 1989 at the National Tennis Centre , Melbourne , Australia was used for the benefit album Nobody 's Child : Romanian Angel Appeal . In 1997 - 1999 , the song was performed on the One Night Only tour as part of a medley . It was last performed by the Bee Gees in 2001 . Personnel ( edit ) Barry Gibb -- lead and harmony vocals , acoustic guitar Robin Gibb -- lead and harmony vocals Maurice Gibb -- harmony vocals , bass guitar , piano , acoustic guitar , organ Geoff Bridgeford -- drums Bill Shepherd -- orchestral and strings arrangement Charts ( edit ) Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1971 ) Peak position Australia ( Go - Set ) Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 ) 21 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Chile Italy ( FIMI ) 24 Malaysia Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 16 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 6 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 7 US Billboard Adult Contemporary US Billboard Hot 100 US Cash Box US Record World Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1971 ) Position Australia ( Go - Set ) 37 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 ) 29 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 23 Cover versions ( edit ) 1970s 1971 : Johnny Mathis recorded a version of this song on his LP You 've Got a Friend . 1972 : Al Green covered the track on his album Let 's Stay Together , which also made the soundtrack to 1997 's Good Will Hunting , 1999 's The Virgin Suicides , 1999 's Notting Hill and 2010 's The Book of Eli . Green 's version was released as a single in France on Cream Records . In 2008 , Green 's version was remade into a duet with Joss Stone for the soundtrack to the film adaptation of Sex and the City , with her vocals overdubbed onto the track . 1973 : Singer - actress Cher covered the song in her 1973 album Half - Breed . 1977 : Florence Henderson performed the song during a medley on an episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour . 1990s 1991 : Teddy Pendergrass recorded a version of this song on his LP Truly Blessed . 2000s 2003 : Michael Bublé recorded this song , with Barry Gibb performing backup vocals , on his self - titled album . Bublé 's version reached number twenty - two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . It was Buble 's first single . 2003 : American Idol 's second winner Ruben Studdard covered the song on his debut album Soulful . 2005 : Steve Brookstein recorded it on his number - one album Heart and Soul . 2007 : Barry Manilow 's version appears on his album The Greatest Songs of the Seventies . 2009 : Jazz singer - pianist Diana Krall covered this song on her album Quiet Nights . 2009 : Rod Stewart recorded a version for his album Soulbook , though it was left off the final track listing . 2010s 2014 : Eef Barzelay recorded a version for a fundraising CD titled More Super Hits Of The Seventies for freeform radio station WFMU . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Cashbox Top Singles - 1971 '' . Cashbox Archives . Archived from the original on 30 October 2014 . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' . 45cat . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Hughes , Andrew . The Bee Gees - Tales of the Brothers Gibb . Retrieved 25 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Brennan , Joseph . `` Gibb Songs : 1971 '' . Retrieved 13 January 2014 . Jump up ^ Janovitz , Bill . `` Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ( Live 1971 ) '' . YouTube . Retrieved 12 January 2014 . Jump up ^ Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 1971 Jump up ^ How Can You Mend a Broken Heart at Discogs Jump up ^ `` Go - Set Australian Charts '' . poparchives.com. 11 September 1971 . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : `` Billboard : Hits of the World '' . Billboard. 18 September 1971 . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : `` Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' . ultratop.be . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : `` Songs Written by the Gibb Family on the International Charts - Part 2 '' ( PDF ) . brothersgibb.org . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : `` Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' . dutchcharts.com . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Songs from the year 1971 '' . tsort.info . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . ^ Jump up to : `` Bee Gees Top Songs Discography '' . musicvf.com . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 '' . Cashbox Archives . 21 August 1971 . Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Go - Set Australian Charts '' . Pop Archives . 30 October 1971 . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Johnny Mathis - You 've Got a Friend '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Al Green on Sex and the City '' . Demon Music Group . 14 May 2008 . Archived from the original on 12 July 2008 . Retrieved 7 July 2008 . Jump up ^ `` Joss Stone - Al Green - How Can You Mend A BrokenHeart '' . YouTube . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Cher - Half - Breed '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` The Brady Bunch Variety Hour - Soundtrack '' . IMDb . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Teddy Pendergrass - Truly Blessed '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Michael Buble - Michael Buble '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Entertainment Album success for X Factor winner '' . BBC News . 2005 - 05 - 15 . Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 12 . Jump up ^ `` New Barry Manilow Album , THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE SEVENTIES , Arrives in Stores September 18th on Arista Records '' Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. , PRNewswire , 10 July 2007 . Jump up ^ `` Diana Krall - Quiet Nights '' . Discogs . Retrieved 26 January 2015 . Literature ( edit ) Melinda Bilyeu , Hector Cook , and Andrew Môn Hughes , with Joseph Brennan and Mark Crohan . The Ultimate Biography of the Bee Gees . London : Omnibus , 2001 . Unpublished list of tape reels , Universal / Polygram , viewed in 2000 by Joseph Brennan . External links ( edit ) Allmusic entry Superseventies.com entry Gibb Songs Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` You 've Got a Friend '' by James Taylor U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number - one single 7 - 28 August 1971 Succeeded by `` Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey '' by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney Preceded by `` You 've Got a Friend '' by James Taylor Cash Box Top 100 number - one single 14 - 28 August 1971 Succeeded by `` Take Me Home , Country Roads '' by John Denver Preceded by `` Do n't Pull Your Love '' by Hamilton , Joe Frank & Reynolds Canadian RPM number - one single 28 August - 4 September 1971 Succeeded by `` Sweet Hitch - Hiker '' by Creedence Clearwater Revival Bee Gees Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Colin Petersen Vince Melouney Alan Kendall Dennis Bryon Blue Weaver Studio albums The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs Spicks and Specks Bee Gees ' 1st Horizontal Idea Odessa Cucumber Castle 2 Years On Trafalgar To Whom It May Concern Life in a Tin Can Mr. Natural Main Course Children of the World Spirits Having Flown Living Eyes E.S.P. 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'' / `` Take Hold of That Star '' 1964 `` Peace of Mind '' / `` Do n't Say Goodbye '' `` Claustrophobia '' / `` Could It Be '' `` Turn Around , Look at Me '' / `` ( Theme From ) The Travels of Jamie McPheeters '' 1965 `` Every Day I Have to Cry '' / `` You Would n't Know '' `` Wine and Women '' / `` Follow the Wind '' `` I Was A Lover , A Leader of Men '' / `` And the Children Laughing '' 1966 `` I Want Home '' / `` Cherry Red '' `` Monday 's Rain '' / `` All of My Life '' `` Spicks and Specks '' / `` I Am the World '' 1967 `` Born a Man '' / `` Big Chance '' `` New York Mining Disaster 1941 '' / `` I Ca n't See Nobody '' `` To Love Somebody '' / `` Close Another Door '' `` Holiday '' / `` Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You '' `` Massachusetts '' / `` Barker of the UFO '' `` World '' / `` Sir Geoffrey Saved the World '' 1968 `` Words '' / `` Sinking Ships '' `` Jumbo '' / `` The Singer Sang His Song '' `` I 've Gotta Get a Message to You '' / `` Kitty Can '' `` I Started a Joke '' / `` Kilburn Towers '' 1969 `` First of May '' / `` Lamplight '' `` Tomorrow Tomorrow '' / `` Sun in My Morning '' `` Do n't Forget to Remember '' / `` The Lord '' 1970s 1970 `` If Only I Had My Mind on Something Else '' / `` Sweetheart '' ( US ) `` I.O.I.O. '' / `` Sweetheart '' `` Lonely Days '' / `` Man for All Seasons '' 1971 `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' / `` Country Woman '' `` Do n't Wanna Live Inside Myself '' / `` Walking Back to Waterloo '' 1972 `` My World '' / `` On Time '' `` Run to Me '' / `` Road to Alaska '' `` Alive '' / Paper Mache , Cabbages and Kings '' 1973 `` Saw a New Morning '' / `` My Life Has Been a Song '' `` Would n't I Be Someone '' / `` Elisa '' `` Mr. Natural '' / `` It Does n't Matter Much to Me '' `` Throw a Penny '' / `` I Ca n't Let You Go '' `` Charade '' / `` Heavy Breathing '' `` Jive Talkin ' '' / `` Wind of Change '' `` Nights on Broadway '' / `` Edge of the Universe '' 1976 `` Fanny ( Be Tender with My Love ) '' / `` Country Lanes '' `` You Should Be Dancing '' / `` Subway '' `` Love So Right '' / `` You Stepped Into My Life '' 1977 `` Boogie Child '' / `` Lovers '' `` Edge of the Universe ( live ) '' / `` Words ( live ) '' `` How Deep Is Your Love '' / `` Ca n't Keep a Good Man Down '' ( live ) `` Stayin ' Alive '' / `` If I Ca n't Have You '' 1978 `` Night Fever '' / `` Down the Road ( live ) '' `` Too Much Heaven '' / `` Rest Your Love on Me '' 1979 `` Tragedy '' / `` Until '' `` Love You Inside Out '' / `` I 'm Satisfied '' 1980s 1981 `` He 's a Liar '' `` Living Eyes '' / `` I Still Love You '' `` The Woman in You '' / `` Stayin ' Alive '' `` Someone Belonging to Someone '' / `` I Love You Too Much '' ( instrumental ) `` You Win Again '' / `` Backtafunk '' `` E.S.P. '' / `` Overnight '' `` Ordinary Lives '' / `` Wing and a Prayer '' `` One '' / `` Flesh and Blood '' 1990s `` Bodyguard '' / `` Will You Ever Let Me '' 1991 `` Secret Love '' / `` Party with No Name '' `` When He 's Gone '' / `` True Confessions '' `` The Only Love '' / `` You Win Again '' ( live ) `` Happy Ever After '' / `` Evolution '' `` Paying the Price of Love '' / `` My Destiny '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' / `` Decadance '' `` How to Fall in Love , Part 1 '' / `` Fallen Angel '' `` Kiss of Life '' / `` 855 - 7019 '' `` Alone '' / `` Rings Around the Moon '' `` I Could Not Love You More '' / `` Love Never Dies '' ( EUR ) `` Still Waters ( Run Deep ) '' / `` Love Never Dies '' 2000s `` This Is Where I Came In '' / `` Just in Case '' Other countries 1968 `` And the Sun Will Shine '' / `` Really and Sincerely '' ( France ) 1970 `` Let There Be Love '' / `` Really and Sincerely '' ( Netherlands ) 1971 `` When the Swallows Fly '' / `` Give Your Best '' ( Netherlands ) `` Morning of my Life '' / `` To Love Somebody '' 1972 `` Israel '' / `` Dearest '' ( Netherlands ) `` Sea of Smiling Faces '' / `` Please Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' 1977 `` Children of the World '' / `` Boogie Child '' ( Australia ) `` Crazy for Your Love '' / `` You Win Again ( Remix ) '' `` Angela '' / `` You Win Again ( Remix ) '' ( Germany , Netherlands ) Michael Bublé Discography Studio albums BaBalu ( 2001 ) Dream ( 2002 ) Michael Bublé ( 2003 ) It 's Time ( 2005 ) Call Me Irresponsible ( 2007 ) Crazy Love ( 2009 ) Christmas ( 2011 ) To Be Loved ( 2013 ) Nobody but Me ( 2016 ) Live albums Come Fly with Me ( 2004 ) Caught in the Act ( 2005 ) Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden ( 2009 ) Extended plays First Dance ( 1995 ) Totally Bublé ( 2003 ) Let It Snow ( 2003 ) More ( 2005 ) With Love ( 2006 ) A Taste of Bublé ( 2008 ) Special Delivery ( 2010 ) A Holiday Gift for You ( 2010 ) Singles `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' `` Kissing a Fool '' `` Sway '' `` Spider - Man Theme '' `` Feeling Good '' `` Home '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Everything '' `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' `` Lost '' `` It Had Better Be Tonight '' `` Comin ' Home Baby '' `` Have n't Met You Yet '' `` Hold On '' `` Baby ( You 've Got What It Takes ) '' `` Cry Me a River '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Hollywood '' `` Georgia on My Mind '' `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' / `` Jingle Bells '' `` White Christmas '' `` Nobody but Me '' Concert tours Crazy Love Tour ( 2010 -- 12 ) To Be Loved Tour ( 2013 -- 14 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_Can_You_Mend_a_Broken_Heart&oldid=825856612 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1971 songs Atco Records singles Polydor Records singles Songs written by Barry Gibb Songs written by Robin Gibb Bee Gees songs Al Green songs Diana Krall songs Joss Stone songs Michael Bublé songs Cher songs Andy Williams songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb Songs written for films Songs about loneliness Songs about heartache Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use British English from January 2012 Use dmy dates from June 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Español Italiano Português Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 15 February 2018 , at 20 : 43 . 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