Breakaway (Gallagher and Lyle album)

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) and AC (#27) hit. 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 and number six in the United Kingdom.

Breakaway
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1976
GenreRock
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Kershenbaum
Gallagher and Lyle chronology
The Last Cowboy
(1974)
Breakaway
(1976)
Love on the Airwaves
(1977)

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

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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