"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" is a song written by Walker Igleheart and Mike Joyce. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American

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artist Gail Davies. The song was originally recorded in June 1984 at the "Emerald Sound Studio", located in

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. The session was co-produced by Davies and

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. Released as a single of September 1984, "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" peaked in the twentieth position on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became her eleventh top-twenty single on the latter chart. In addition, the single peaked within the top-forty on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart. According to Davies' autobiography ''The Last of the Outlaws'', "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" was played by radio as if it had been a top-five hit on the ''Billboard'' country chart. However, the single only reached the top-twenty. In 2001, the song was covered by the Russian country band Bering Strait.

Chart performance

References

1984 songs 1984 singles Gail Davies songs Song recordings produced by Gail Davies RCA Records singles {{1984-country-song-stub