Breakaway (Gallagher and Lyle album)

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Breakaway
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1976
Genre Rock
Label A&M
Producer David Kershenbaum
Gallagher and Lyle chronology
The Last Cowboy
(1974)
Breakaway
(1976)
Love on the Airwaves
(1977)

Breakaway is the fifth studio album by Scottish duo Gallagher and Lyle. The title track became a hit for Art Garfunkel, and "I Wanna Stay with You" was a U.S. Pop (#49) hit, U.S. AC (#27) hit and it reached number 6 in United Kingdom. [1] A second hit from the album, "Heart on My Sleeve," also charted in both Canada and the U.S., reaching the Top 20 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart, number six in the United Kingdom [1] and number 2 in the Irish charts. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle

  1. "Breakaway" – 4:05
  2. "Stay Young" – 3:41
  3. "I Wanna Stay with You" – 3:00
  4. "Heart on My Sleeve" – 3:23
  5. "Fifteen Summers" – 4:08
  6. "Sign of the Times" – 3:41
  7. "If I Needed Someone" – 4:33
  8. "Storm in My Soul" – 2:24
  9. "Rockwriter" – 3:09
  10. "Northern Girl" – 2:52

Charts

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "GALLAGHER & LYLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week . 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 via worldradiohistory.com.