A Thousand Miles Away

"A Thousand Miles Away"
Single by The Heartbeats
B-side	"Oh Baby Don't"
Released	1957 (US)
Genre	Doo Wop
Length	2:22
Label	Roulette Records
Songwriter(s)	James Sheppard and William H. Miller

"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1957 song recorded by the American doo-wop group The Heartbeats. The song reached #5 on the R&B Singles chart and #52 in the US on The Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by James Sheppard and William H. Miller. Sheppard wrote the song after his ex-girlfriend moved away to Texas.

The Fleetwoods, The Diamonds and Harry Nilsson released a cover version of the song.

7" Vinyl

The song was featured in the 1973 film "American Graffiti".

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