Lighthearted

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"Lighthearted"
Lighthearted by Jenny Morris.jpg
CD single cover
Single by Jenny Morris
from the album Body and Soul
A-side "Lighthearted"
B-side "Are You Ready?"
Released26 October 1987 [1]
Genre Pop/Rock
Label WEA
Songwriter(s) Jenny Morris
Producer(s) Mark Moffatt
Jenny Morris singles chronology
"You I Know"
(1987)
"Lighthearted"
(1987)
"Saved Me"
(1989)

"Lighthearted" is a song by New Zealand musician, Jenny Morris. It was released in October 1987 the fourth and final single from her debut studio album, Body and Soul (1987).

Contents

Track listings

CD Single/ 7" (WEA – 7-258170)
  1. "Lighthearted" – 4:25
  2. "Are You Ready?" – 4:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 70
New Zealand (RMNZ) [3] 30

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References

  1. "Australian Music Report No 692 – 26 October 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 207. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  3. "charts.nz > Jenny Morris in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2017.