<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1957--2010s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Liberty Records (US) London Records (UK) </Td> </Tr> <P> Gary Wayne Schelton (May 14, 1939--January 7, 2016), known by his stage name Troy Shondell, was an American vocalist, who achieved a modicum of fame and recognition in the early 1960s . He became a transatlantic one - hit wonder, by releasing a single that made the record charts in both the US and the UK . The song, "This Time" (or sometimes billed as "This Time (We're Really Breaking Up)") sold over one million records, earning gold disc status . In a single year, sales were over three million copies . </P> <P> Shondell was born in 1939, raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and educated at Valparaiso and Indiana universities . He wrote his first song at age 14, which was recorded by Little Anthony & the Imperials . Shondell also learned to play five musical instruments . His professional music career started as a teenager . Mercury Records released his first single, "My Hero", from The Chocolate Soldier, which he recorded in 1958 under the name Gary Shelton, which was close to his real name, Gary Schelton . </P>

Who sang this time we're really breaking up