Tears May Fall

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"Tears May Fall" is a song from the album Scars of Love , released as a single by the freestyle music group TKA in 1987. [1] The song peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the United States, becoming the second most successful single from the album.

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Track listing

12" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Tears May Fall" (Extended Dance Mix)7:05
2."Tears May Fall" (Dub)6:10
3."Tears May Fall" (Drumapella)3:12
4."Tears May Fall" (House of Tears Mix)6:15
5."Tears May Fall" (House of Tears Dub)6:35
6."Tears May Fall" (Acapella)4:42

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play [2] 6
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [2] 10
US Hot Black Singles [2] 63

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References

  1. "TKA - Tears May Fall at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scars of Love - TKA | Awards". AllMusic. 1987-10-11. Retrieved 2013-09-21.