Heart on My Sleeve (Gallagher & Lyle song)

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"Heart on My Sleeve"
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Single by Gallagher & Lyle
from the album Breakaway
B-side "Storm in My Soul" (U.S.) "Northern Girl" (Intl.)
ReleasedAugust 1976 (U.S.)
Genre Pop, Easy Listening
Label A&M
Songwriter(s) Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
Gallagher & Lyle singles chronology
"Heart on My Sleeve"
(1976)
"I Wanna Stay with You"
(1976)
"Heart on My Sleeve"
Single by Bryan Ferry
from the album Let's Stick Together
B-side "Re-Make/Re-Model"
ReleasedDecember 1976 (U.S.)
Genre Pop, Easy Listening
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
Bryan Ferry singles chronology
"The Price of Love"
(1976)
"Heart on My Sleeve"
(1976)
"This Is Tomorrow"
(1977)

"Heart on My Sleeve" is a song written and originally recorded by Gallagher & Lyle in 1976. It was the second hit from their Breakaway album. The song reached the top ten in the UK, and was a US and UK hit for Bryan Ferry that same year from his Let's Stick Together LP.

Contents

Chart history

Gallagher & Lyle

Weekly Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [1]
58
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] 46
Canada RPM Top Singles [2] 90
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 2
New Zealand (RIANZ) [4] 32
UK [5] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 67
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 17
Chart (1991)Peak
position
UK [5] 98

Year-end Charts

Chart (1976)Rank
UK [7] 71

Bryan Ferry

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)9
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 86

Other versions

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