"heartaches and tears" was officially released in january 1962. it was released under capitol records on a vinyl lp. because "billboard"'s "top country albums" chart was not yet created, the album did not chart on that list. additionally, it did not appear among any "billboard" or "cashbox" record chart. "allmusic" reviewed "heartaches and tears", giving the album four out of five stars. however, an official album review was not provided.