"Love and Other Bruises" is the debut single by English/Australian
soft rock
Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...
duo
Air Supply
Air Supply is a soft rock duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. It consists of Englishman Graham Russell (vocals, guitar) and Australian Russell Hitchcock (vocals). They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight top-five hit ...
, from their
1976 self-titled debut album. The song was a top ten hit in
Australia
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, where it peaked at No. 6.
[ NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ]ARIA
In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
created their own charts
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in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. The song also appeared on the duo's
third album of the same name, which was their first release in the United States.
Track listing
;Australia & UK 7" single
:A. "Love and Other Bruises" - 3:40
:B. "If You Knew Me" - 4:02
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1976 songs
1976 debut singles
Air Supply songs
Songs written by Graham Russell
Song recordings produced by Peter Dawkins (musician)
CBS Records singles
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