"Two Hearts'" is a hit duet sung by American R&B singers

Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from t ...

and

Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

, from Mills' fifth studio album ''

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'' (1981). The song was written and produced by

James Mtume James Forman (January 3, 1946January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working ...

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Tawatha Agee Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...

. Released in January 1981, the single reached number 40 on the US ''Billboard''

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in 1981. On the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart, "Two Hearts" reached number three.

Track listing

# "Two Hearts" (12" version) # "Two Hearts" (Club Mix) # "I Just Wanna Say" # "You're My Choice Tonight"

Charts

References

1981 singles Stephanie Mills songs Teddy Pendergrass songs Male–female vocal duets 1981 songs Songs written by Tawatha Agee Songs written by James Mtume Songs written by Reggie Lucas 20th Century Fox Records singles {{1980s-R&B-song-stub