Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart

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"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart"
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Single by Gail Davies
from the album Where Is a Woman to Go
B-side "Lion in the Winter" [1]
ReleasedSeptember 1984
RecordedJune 1984
Nashville, TN, U.S. [1]
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Walker Igleheart
  • Mike Joyce
Producer(s)
Gail Davies singles chronology
"It's You Alone"
(1984)
"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1984)
"Nothing Can Hurt Me Now"
(1985)

"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" is a song written by Walker Igleheart and Mike Joyce. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country artist Gail Davies.

The song was originally recorded in June 1984 at the "Emerald Sound Studio", located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The session was co-produced by Davies and Leland Sklar. [1] Released as a single of September 1984, "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" peaked in the twentieth position on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became her eleventh top-twenty single on the latter chart. [2] In addition, the single peaked within the top-forty on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [3]

According to Davies' autobiography The Last of the Outlaws, "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" was played by radio as if it had been a top-five hit on the Billboard country chart. However, the single only reached the top-twenty. [4]

In 2001, the song was covered by the Russian country band Bering Strait.

Chart performance

Chart (1984-1985)Peak
position
Canada Country Songs ( RPM ) [3] 38
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( Billboard ) [2] 20

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