A Thousand Miles Away


"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.

Track listing

7" Vinyl
  1. a. "A Thousand Miles Away" - 2:22
  2. b. "Oh Baby Don't" - 2:25

    In popular culture

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