Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart

"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" is a song written by Walker Igleheart and Mike Joyce. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country artist Gail Davies.

"Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart"
Single by Gail Davies
from the album Where Is a Woman to Go
B-side"Lion in the Winter"[1]
ReleasedSeptember 1984
RecordedJune 1984
Nashville, TN, U.S.[1]
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Walker Igleheart
  • Mike Joyce
Producer(s)
Gail Davies singles chronology
"It's You Alone"
(1984)		 "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1984)		 "Nothing Can Hurt Me Now"
(1985)

The song was originally recorded in June 1984 at the "Emerald Sound Studio", located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The session was co-produced by Davies and Leland Sklar.[1] Released as a single of September 1984, "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" peaked in the twentieth position on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became her eleventh top-twenty single on the latter chart.[2] In addition, the single peaked within the top-forty on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[3]

According to Davies' autobiography The Last of the Outlaws, "Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" was played by radio as if it had been a top-five hit on the Billboard country chart. However, the single only reached the top-twenty.[4]

In 2001, the song was covered by the Russian country band Bering Strait.

Chart performance
Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[3] 38
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[2] 20
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References
  1. "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Gail Davies". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. "Search results for "Gail Davies" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "Gail Davies -- "Where Is a Woman to Go". Gail Davies. Retrieved 4 June 2014.


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