A Good Heart
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| Single by Feargal Sharkey from the album Feargal Sharkey |
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| B-side | "Anger Is Holy" | ||||
| Released | 1985 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:39 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Maria McKee | ||||
| Producer | David A. Stewart | ||||
| Feargal Sharkey singles chronology | |||||
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"A Good Heart" was a popular single by Feargal Sharkey.
Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by Eurythmics David A. Stewart this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's first solo single. A UK Number One single for two weeks in November 1985 it fared less well in the USA peaking at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sharkey followed up the single with Tench written "You Little Thief", this time about Tench's relationship with McKee. Ironically Sharkey placed them next to each other on his debut album.
In 2007, McKee released her own recording of the track on her album Late December.
[edit] Chart performance
| Country | Peak position |
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| Australia | 1 |
| The Netherlands | 1[1] |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| United States | 74 |
[edit] References
- ^ De Nederlandse Top 40, week 5, 1986. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
| Preceded by "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush |
UK number one single November 10, 1985 |
Succeeded by "I'm Your Man" by Wham! |
| Preceded by "We Built This City" by Starship |
Australian Kent Music Report number one single February 17, 1986 - February 24, 1986 |
Succeeded by "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick |
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