''Breakaway'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish duo
Gallagher and Lyle. The title track became a hit for
Art Garfunkel
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Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...
, and "
I Wanna Stay with You" was a U.S. Pop (#49) hit, U.S. AC (#27) hit and it reached number 6 in United Kingdom.
A second hit from the album, "
Heart on My Sleeve," also charted in both Canada and the U.S., reaching the Top 20 on the U.S.
Easy Listening
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chart, number six in the United Kingdom
and number 2 in the Irish charts.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle
# "
Breakaway" – 4:05
# "
Stay Young" – 3:41
# "
I Wanna Stay with You" – 3:00
# "
Heart on My Sleeve" – 3:23
# "Fifteen Summers" – 4:08
# "Sign of the Times" – 3:41
# "If I Needed Someone" – 4:33
# "Storm in My Soul" – 2:24
# "Rockwriter" – 3:09
# "Northern Girl" – 2:52
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
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Andy Fairweather Low
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- additional vocals on "Heart on My Sleeve", "If I Needed Someone" and "Storm in My Soul"
*Ray Duffy – drums
*
Geoff Emerick
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– engineer
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Benny Gallagher
Bernard Joseph "Benny" Gallagher (born 10 June 1945, in Largs, Ayrshire) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, most famous as half of the popular duo Gallagher and Lyle.
Career
The son of Irish parents, Gallagher atten ...
– vocals, keyboards, guitar, accordion
*Alan Hornall – bass
*
Jimmy Jewell – saxophone
*Billy Livsey – keyboards
*
Graham Lyle
Graham Hamilton Lyle (born 11 March 1944, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
Between 1970 and 1997, he co-wrote 18 British Top 40 hits, 9 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entries, 4 US Country No ...
– vocals, guitar, mandolin
*John Mumford – trombone, euphonium, timbales
*Brian Rogers - string arrangements
*
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- photography
References
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Gallagher and Lyle albums
1976 albums
A&M Records albums
Albums produced by David Kershenbaum