Thunder in My Heart

Thunder in My Heart
Thunder in My Heart
Studio album by Leo Sayer
Released	October 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Disco, soft rock
Length	35:13
Label	Chrysalis (UK); Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Richard Perry
Leo Sayer chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[2]

Thunder in My Heart is the fifth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1977. In 2006, a remixed dance version of the track, entitled "Thunder in My Heart Again", was released, credited to Meck featuring Leo Sayer. It reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom, and No. 16 in Australia. Along with a follow-up single, "Easy to Love", the song reached the Top 40 in the US and Canada.

Track listing[]

Side one[]

"Thunder in My Heart" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) – 3:37
"Easy to Love" (Sayer, Albert Hammond) – 3:43
"Leave Well Enough Alone" (Kerry Chater, Snow) – 3:15
"I Want You Back" (Sayer, Hammond) – 4:28
"It's Over" (Sayer, Snow) – 3:48

Side two[]

"Fool for Your Love" (Sayer, Michael Omartian) – 3:26
"World Keeps on Turning" (Sayer, Omartian) – 3:25
"There Isn't Anything" (John Vastano) – 3:14
"Everything I've Got" (Snow, Vastano) – 2:39
"We Can Start All Over Again" (Sayer, Bruce Roberts, Snow) – 3:38

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Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
David Paich – piano, keyboards
Ben Adkins – bass guitar
Jack Ashford – percussion
Larry Carlton – guitar
Lenny Castro – conductor, congas
Jay Graydon – guitar
Bobbye Hall – percussion, tabla
Pat Henderson – background vocals
David Hungate – bass guitar
Bobby Kimball – background vocals
Clydie King – background vocals
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
Becky Lewis – vocals, background vocals
Sherlie Matthews – vocals
Ira Newborn – guitar, rhythm guitar
James Newton Howard – keyboards
Michael Omartian – piano, keyboards
Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Petsye Powell – background vocals
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Tom Scott – saxophone
Tom Snow – piano
James Stroud – drums, synthesizer
Fred Tackett – guitar

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Production[]

Record producer: Richard Perry

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Charts[]

Chart (1977/78)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	8
UK Albums Chart^[5]	8
US Pop Albums	37

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Allmusic.com album credits
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links[]

Thunder in My Heart at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Allmusic review

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[AMG-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Allmusic.com album credits

[aus-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-5] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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