Breaking Up Somebody's Home

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (titled "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight" for the album version) is a song written by Al Jackson Jr. and Timothy Matthews, originally recorded by Ann Peebles for her 1971 album Straight from the Heart. It was a successful single for Albert King and was later performed by Bette Midler, Etta James, Gov't Mule, and others.

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Ann Peebles
from the album Straight from the Heart
B-side	"Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness"
Released	1972
Studio	Hi
Genre	R&B
Songwriter(s)	Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s)	Willie Mitchell
Ann Peebles singles chronology
"Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love" (1971) "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (1972) "Somebody's on Your Case" (1972)

Ann Peebles version

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" appeared on Peebles' third studio album, Straight from the Heart in 1971 as "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight". She released it as a single under the shortened, more common title, "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" the same year. This version peaked at #13 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to make the Hot 100. The song was produced by Willie Mitchell, Peebles' long-time collaborator at Hi Records.

Peebles also performed the song on her 2022 live album Live in Memphis, which was recorded on February 7, 1992, at the Peabody Hotel. She was accompanied by the Hi Rhythm Section. The album was released by Memphis International Records.

Albert King version

"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
Single by Albert King
from the album I'll Play the Blues for You
B-side	"Little Brother (Make a Way)"
Released	1972
Studio	Stax
Genre	Funk, Soul, Blues
Songwriter(s)	Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews
Producer(s)	Allen Jones, Henry Bush
Albert King singles chronology
"I'll Play the Blues for You" (1972) "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (1972) "Playing on Me" (1973)

Albert King covered "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" for his album I'll Play the Blues for You and released it as a single in 1972. It was produced by Allen Jones and Henry Bush for Stax Records. It peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Other versions

Year	Artist	Album	Notes
1972	Denise LaSalle	On the Loose
1973	Bette Midler	Bette Midler
1975	B.B. King	Lucille Talks Back
1977	Phillip Walker	Someday You'll Have These Blues
1978	Jimmy Johnson Blues Band	Living Chicago Blues, Volume 1
1982	Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch	Chicago's Young Blues Generation
	Lynn White	Blues in My Bedroom
1984	Johnny Adams	From the Heart
1988	Etta James	Seven Year Itch
	Betty Padgett	Sweet Feeling
1990	Marva Wright	Heartbreakin' Woman
1991	Backbone Slip	Swamp Water
1992	Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.P	Honey Hush!
	Jim Kahr	Back to Chicago
1993	Big Mama & The Blues Messengers	Big Mama & The Blues Messengers	Live
	Joey Gilmore	Can't Kill Nothin'
1994	Barrelhouse	Fortune Changes
	Bernard Allison	No Mercy
	Caledonia Blues Band	Alameda Sessions
1995	Bonnie Lee	Sweetheart of the Blues
1999	Scott Holt	Dark of the Night
2000	Carl Weathersby	Come to Papa
2002	Rory Block	I'm Every Woman
2006	Eddie Taylor Jr.	Mind Game
2007	Don Pollard	Covered
2009	Kate Pazakis	Unzipped: Live at the Zipper	Live
2010	Magic Slim and The Teardrops	Raising the Bar
2012	Brooklyn Soul Stew	Abandoned Tracks
	Sven Zetterberg	Mileage
2013	Guillaume Petite & Blues Connexion	Des hauts et des bas
	Kara Grainger	Shiver & Sigh
2014	Matt Schofield	Far as I Can See
	Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia	How Long How Long
	Kenny Wayne Shepherd ft. Warren Haynes	Goin' Home
2015	Danielle Nicole	Wolf Den
	Gov't Mule featuring John Scofield	Sco-Mule	Live, Recorded 1999
2016	Joe Bonamassa	Live at the Greek Theatre	Live
2017	Sherman Holmes	Sherman Holmes Sessions
2018	Lisa Bassenge	Borrowed and Blue
2021	Gov't Mule	Heavy Load Blues
2022	Ann Peebles	Live in Memphis	Live, Recorded 1992

Charts

Ann Peebles

Chart	Peak Position	Ref.
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	13

Albert King

Chart	Peak Position	Ref.
US Billboard Hot 100	91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	35