You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith Song)
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"You Take My Breath Away" is the debut single by singer-actor Rex Smith and the first release from his third studio album '' Sooner or Later'' which is also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and
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. It was produced by
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and
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, and written by Lawrence and Bruce Hart.


Charts

The song reached number ten on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1979 for two weeks (dated on June 23) and spent two weeks at number seven on the ''
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'' Top 100. It also peaked at number 11 on the
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chart. The song was certified
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. In Canada, "You Take My Breath Away" reached as high as number three on the Pop chart and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. It peaked at #27 in New Zealand.


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Year-end charts


References

1979 songs 1979 debut singles Rex Smith songs Columbia Records singles Songs written for films Songs written by Bruce Hart (songwriter) Songs with music by Stephen J. Lawrence {{1970s-pop-song-stub