"Straight from the Heart" is the debut single of

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duo Doolally, later known as

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, with vocals provided by Sharon Woolf. The song was first released in 1998, and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 20. After the success of their UK number-one single " Sweet Like Chocolate" the following year, "Straight from the Heart" was

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and peaked at No. 9 on the

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. The song also reached No. 1 on the

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in both 1998 and 1999. In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra featuring

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on vocals recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album ''

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''.

Track listings

UK 12-inch single (1998) :A1. "Straight from the Heart" (Club Mix) – 6:30 :A2. "Straight from the Heart" (Crazy Bank Mix) – 5:56 :B1. "Straight from the Heart" (Funkforce Vocal Mix) – 7:03 UK CD single (1999) # "Straight from the Heart" (Radio Edit) – 3:36 # "Straight from the Heart" (

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Remix) – 6:10 # "Straight from the Heart" (

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Mix) – 5:48

Charts

References

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