"Heart of Stone" is a song recorded by American singer

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will ...

for her second studio

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'' (1989). Produced by

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, the song was released on July 23, 1990, by

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as the fourth and final

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from ''Can't Fight Fate''. The song is co-written by

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, responsible for

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's number-one singles " Straight Up" and "

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". The single performed better on the US

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chart than it did on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it broke Dayne's streak of seven consecutive top-ten singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number 12. The accompanying

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for "Heart of Stone" was included in Dayne's music video collection ''Twist of Fate''.

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References

1990 singles Taylor Dayne songs Songs written by Elliot Wolff Song recordings produced by Ric Wake Songs written by Gregg Tripp 1989 songs Arista Records singles {{1990s-pop-song-stub