Breakaway (Gallagher and Lyle album)

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Breakaway
Studio album by Gallagher and Lyle
Released	February 1976
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M
Producer	David Kershenbaum
Gallagher and Lyle chronology
The Last Cowboy (1974) Breakaway (1976) Love on the Airwaves (1977)

Breakaway is the fifth studio album by Scottish duo Gallagher and Lyle. The title track became a hit for Art Garfunkel, and "I Wanna Stay with You" was a U.S. Pop (#49) hit, U.S. AC (#27) hit and it reached number 6 in United Kingdom.^[1] A second hit from the album, "Heart on My Sleeve," also charted in both Canada and the U.S., reaching the Top 20 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart, number six in the United Kingdom^[1] and number 2 in the Irish charts.^[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle

1. "Breakaway" – 4:05
2. "Stay Young" – 3:41
3. "I Wanna Stay with You" – 3:00
4. "Heart on My Sleeve" – 3:23
5. "Fifteen Summers" – 4:08
6. "Sign of the Times" – 3:41
7. "If I Needed Someone" – 4:33
8. "Storm in My Soul" – 2:24
9. "Rockwriter" – 3:09
10. "Northern Girl" – 2:52

Charts[]

Personnel[]

• Andy Fairweather Low - additional vocals on "Heart on My Sleeve", "If I Needed Someone" and "Storm in My Soul"
• Ray Duffy – drums
• Geoff Emerick – engineer
• Benny Gallagher – vocals, keyboards, guitar, accordion
• Alan Hornall – bass
• Jimmy Jewell – saxophone
• Billy Livsey – keyboards
• Graham Lyle – vocals, guitar, mandolin
• John Mumford – trombone, euphonium, timbales
• Brian Rogers - string arrangements
• Gered Mankowitz - photography

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