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"A Good Heart"
Song
B-side"Anger Is Holy"

"A Good Heart" is a single by Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, from his self-titled album. It was released in 1985 on Virgin Records.

Background

Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third solo single. The song was Sharkey's only number one single and stayed at the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1985.[2] But it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. Background vocals on the song's choruses were sung by Boy George.[citation needed]

Sharkey followed up the single with the Tench-written "You Little Thief". This song was about Tench's relationship with McKee. Sharkey placed the tracks next to each other on his debut album.

A version of the song, performance credited to Kris McKay, appeared on the 1989 album of the soundtrack of the Patrick Swayze movie Road House. In 2007 McKee released her own recording of the track on her album Late December.

Additional credits

  • Cover design: Timothy Eames
  • Cover photography: Nick Knight

Chart performance

Chart (1985/1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 13
Belgian Singles Chart[citation needed] 2
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[7] 2
French Singles Chart[8] 37
German Singles Chart[9] 4
Irish Singles Chart[10] 1
Italian Singles Chart[11] 17
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[13] 6
South African Singles Chart[14] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 3
UK Singles Chart[16] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 74

References

  1. ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 857. ISBN 978-0-86241-385-9.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
  3. ^ "Australian Top 50 Singles – Week Ending 2nd March, 1986". imgur.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  10. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: S". Hitparadeitalia.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  13. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  14. ^ Brian Currin. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Steffen Hung. "Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  16. ^ "FEARGAL SHARKEY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Feargal Sharkey - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
Preceded by UK number one single
16 November 1985 – 23 November 1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian Kent Music Report number one single
17 February 1986 – 2 March 1986 		Succeeded by


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