Break Away (Art Garfunkel song)
"Break Away" | ||||
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Single by Art Garfunkel | ||||
from the album Breakaway | ||||
B-side | "Disney Girls" | |||
Released | December 1975 | |||
Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle | |||
Art Garfunkel singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Away" (also known as "Breakaway") is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway.
"Break Away", with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the second single release from Garfunkel's album. The song peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and, in February 1976, went to number one on the Easy Listening chart for one week.[1]
On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Break Away" reached number two.[2] It was blocked from reaching the number-one position by Paul Simon's song, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".
Gallagher and Lyle, the writers of the song, released their version of "Breakaway" in late 1976, the title track of their Breakaway LP. It charted in the British Isles, reaching number 35 in the UK and number seven in Ireland.
Chart performance[]
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See also[]
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 978-0-89820-089-8
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/14/76". cashboxmagazine.com. 1976-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Break Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography {{{artist}}}". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "1976 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
External links[]
- 1975 songs
- 1975 singles
- 1976 singles
- 1983 singles
- Art Garfunkel songs
- Songs written by Benny Gallagher
- Songs written by Graham Lyle
- Gallagher and Lyle songs
- Columbia Records singles
- A&M Records singles
- 1970s pop song stubs