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.
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| Single by Gail Davies | ||||
| from the album Where Is a Woman to Go | ||||
| B-side | "Lion in the Winter"[1] | |||
| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | June 1984 Nashville, TN, U.S.[1] | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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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 |
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| Canada Country Songs (RPM)[3] | 38 |
| US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[2] | 20 |
References
- "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Gail Davies". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
- "Search results for "Gail Davies" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Gail Davies -- Where Is a Woman to Go". Gail Davies. Retrieved 4 June 2014.