A good heart

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A good heart
Feargal Sharkey
publication September 1985 (UK)
February 1986 (US)
length 4:39
Genre (s) Pop , pop-rock
Author (s) Maria McKee
Producer (s) David A. Stewart
Label Virgin Records
album Feargal Sharkey
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
A Good Heart (Feargal Sharkey)
  DE 4th December 9, 1985 (16 weeks)
  AT 13 02/01/1986 (6 weeks)
  CH 3 December 29, 1985 (10 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 10/01/1985 (16 weeks)
  US 74 03/15/1986 (6 weeks)

A Good Heart is a song that was written by the American singer Maria McKee and was a great hit parade in 1985 with the artist Feargal Sharkey .

background

Maria McKee, then 19, wrote the text. The song addresses McKee's failed relationship with musician Benmont Tench , founding member and keyboardist of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers , who was performing with McKee's band Lone Justice at the time .

It wasn't until 2007 that a version of their own track sung by McKee appeared on the album Late December .

Version of Feargal Sharkey

The title became known worldwide through the interpretation of Feargal Sharkey . The title was produced by David A. Stewart , the musical head of the Eurythmics . Sharkey's version was number one on the British charts for two weeks in late 1985 and also topped Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands in early 1986. In numerous other countries, including Germany, Switzerland and Canada, the title reached the top ten.

reception

The song You Little Thief , written by Benmont Tench , is believed to be Benmont Tench's answer to A Good Heart . The title was also sung by Feargal Sharkey and reached the top 5 in the UK and Australia.

Individual evidence

  1. Chart placements A Good Heart (version by Feargal Sharkey): DE ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , AT , CH , US @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  2. A Good Heart in the Official UK Charts (English)
  3. songfacts.com
  4. A Good Heart on hitparade.ch
  5. De Nederlandse Top 40 1986 Week 5. In: www.radio538.nl. Retrieved July 6, 2013 (Dutch).