Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart)

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"Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart)"
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Single by Cindy Valentine
A-side "Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart)"
B-side "Choose Your Weapon"
Released1989 (1989)
Genre Electronic
Label Arista Records
Songwriter(s) T. Green, C. Valentine
Producer(s) Tony Greene
Cindy Valentine singles chronology
"In Your Midnight Hour"
(1987)
"Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart)"
(1989)

"Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart)" is a Cindy Valentine single co-written with Tony Green and released under Arista Records in 1989. "Pickup the Pieces (To My Heart)" climbed the Dance/Club chart, peaking at No. 11 in a 16-week chart run. [1] "Pickup the Pieces (To My Heart)" was featured in the film, Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991), HBO's feature film, Just Can't Get Enough (2002) and is included on numerous compilation albums.

Contents

Personnel

Notes [2]

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play [1] 11

Vinyl 7"

Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Radio Version)" (Remix – Lewis A. Martineé)9:44
2."Choose Your Weapon"4:01

Vinyl 12"

Pick Up The Pieces (To My Heart) (1989)
No.TitleLength
1."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Atomic Version)" (track (A1) Remix – Lewis A. Martineé, Rick "Billy Bob" Alonso)9:44
2."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Extended Version)" (track (A2) Remix – Lewis A. Martineé)7:07
3."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Cindy's Best Parts)" (track (B1))6:10
4."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Cindy's House)" (track (B2))6:09
5."Pick Up the Pieces (To My Heart) (Radio Version)" (track (B3) Remix – Lewis A. Martineé)4:09

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References

  1. 1 2 "Billboard Magazine Dance/Club Play Songs". Pick Up The Pieces (To My Heart). AllMusic. 4 November 1989. Retrieved 29 October 2012. Cindy Valentine, Peak 11 weeks on chart, Dance Music/Club Play Singles
  2. "Cindy Valentine – Pick Up The Pieces (To My Heart)". Arista – AD1-9857. Discogs. 1989. Retrieved 11 November 2013.