Break of Hearts (album)
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| Released | July 26, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988-89 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 40:22 | |||
| Label | SBK Attic (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Katrina and the Waves; Jay Burnett | |||
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Break of Hearts is the fifth album by new wave band Katrina and the Waves, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). It is their last album to reach the Billboard 200, reaching #122, and contains their last top 40 hit in the United States, "That's the Way", which reached #16. It was the last studio release in the United States and Canada and the last for Capitol [SBK Label] (the band would briefly move to Virgin Records just before it was sold to Capitol's then-owner EMI).
Track listing
All songs written by Katrina and the Waves except as indicated.
- "Rock n' Roll Girl"
- "Can't Tame My Love"
- "That's the Way" (Katrina Leskanich, Kimberley Rew)
- "Keep Running to Me" (Rew)
- "Break of Hearts"
- "I Can Dream About It" (Leskanich, Rew)
- "To Have and to Hold" (Rew)
- "(I've Got a) Crush On You"
- "Love Calculator" (Leskanich, Rew)
- "Rock Myself to Sleep" (Vince de la Cruz, Rew)
Personnel
- Katrina Leskanich - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Kimberley Rew - lead guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Vince de la Cruz - bass, additional guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Alex Cooper - drums, vocals, keyboards
with:
- Nick Glennie-Smith - keyboards
- Stevie Lange - backing vocals
- Shirley Lewis - backing vocals
- Dee Lewis - backing vocals
- Jimmy Helms - backing vocals
- George Chandler - backing vocals
- Jimmy Chambers - backing vocals
Production
- Producers: Katrina and the Waves, Jay Burnett
- Engineer: Mike Vindice, Dennis Herman, Pat Collier
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| The Billboard 200 | 122 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | "That's the Way" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| 1989 | "That's the Way" | UK Singles Chart | 84 |
| 1989 | "Rock n' Roll Girl" | UK Singles Chart | 93 |
