"Only My Heart Talkin'" is a

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by singer

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taken from his 1989 album ''

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''. It is one of four singles taken from the album (the other three being " Poison", " House of Fire" and "

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"). The song was written by

, Bruce Roberts and Andy Goldmark. It features Steven Tyler on guest vocals. The song only peaked at #89 on the US charts, but the song had bigger success in Australia, achieving #47 at its peak, though it was the second least successful single from the album, behind House Of Fire, which peaked at no. 80.

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1990 singles Songs written by Alice Cooper Songs written by Andy Goldmark Songs written by Bruce Roberts (singer) Alice Cooper songs Song recordings produced by Desmond Child 1989 songs Epic Records singles Glam metal ballads Glam metal songs {{metal-song-stub