Deep Inside My Heart

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"Deep Inside My Heart"
Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner.jpg
Single by Randy Meisner
from the album One More Song
B-side "I Need You Bad"
ReleasedOctober 1980
Genre Pop, rock
Length3:35
Label Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Randy Meisner, Eric Kaz
Producer(s) Val Garay
Randy Meisner singles chronology
"Deep Inside My Heart"
(1980)
"Hearts on Fire"
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard (unrated) [1]

"Deep Inside My Heart" is a song by former Eagles member Randy Meisner, with prominent backing vocal by Kim Carnes (who is uncredited on the single release). It became a hit in the United States during the summer of 1980, reaching #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached #12. [3]

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Meisner and Carnes performed "Deep Inside My Heart" on the NBC-TV late-night musical variety show The Midnight Special . A music video was also created for the song.

Chart history

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References

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  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
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