"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1956 song recorded by the American doo-wop group The Heartbeats.

The song was written by James Sheppard and William H.

[1] The sequel, "Daddy's Home," also written by Sheppard and performed by his group Shep and the Limelites, was released in 1961.

Sheppard co-wrote the song after his ex-girlfriend moved away to Texas.

[2] 7" Vinyl Other artists who have released a cover versions of the song are: The song was featured in the 1973 film "American Graffiti".