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Break Away (Gail Davies song)

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"Break Away"
Song
B-side"Not a Day Goes By"[1]

"Break Away" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and Gary Nicholson. It was originally recorded and released as a single by American country artist Gail Davies.

"Break Away" was recorded at the "Emerald Sound Studio" in June 1984, which is located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Davies recorded her entire sixth studio album (Where Is a Woman to Go) during this session. The session was co-produced by Davies and Leland Sklar.[1] "Break Away" was released as the album's fourth single in August 1985 via RCA Records. The single peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The single was Davies' final major hit on the latter chart.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[2] 15

References

  1. ^ a b c "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Gail Davies". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 31 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.