Love on the Airwaves
Studio album by
Gallagher and Lyle
Released1977
GenreRock
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Kershenbaum
Gallagher and Lyle chronology
Breakaway
(1976)		 Love on the Airwaves
(1977)		 Showdown
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Love on the Airwaves is the sixth studio album by Scottish duo Gallagher and Lyle and was released in 1977.

The album contained the U.K. Top 40 single "Every Little Teardrop"[1]

Track listing

All songs are written and performed by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, with additional horn arrangements by John Mumford and Jimmy Jewell and string arrangements by Brian Rogers.


Side 1

  1. "Love on the Airwaves" - 4:20
  2. "The Runaway" - 5:53
  3. "Every Little Teardrop" - 3:52
  4. "I Had to Fall in Love" - 5:09
  5. "Street Boys" - 3:46

Side 2

  1. "Never Give Up On Love" - 3:23
  2. "Dude in the Dark" - 4:43
  3. "Head Talk" - 3:49
  4. "Call for the Captain" - 4:05
  5. "It Only Hurts When I Laugh" - 2:57

Singer Jean Terrell released her first and only solo album a year after Love on the Airwaves under the name "I Had to Fall in Love". This title is taken from the Gallagher and Lyle song of the same name of which she covered on the album.

Charts

Album Chart Position

The peak position that the album reached on album charts

Year Country Peak
position
1977 U.K. 19[1]
1977 Australia (Kent Music Report)83[2]

Every Little Teardrop

The lead single from the album, "Every Little Teardrop" charted in some countries:

Year Country Peak

position

1977 Ireland 5[3]
1977 U.K. 32[1]
1977 Australia 67[2]

Personnel

  • Benny Gallagher - vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion
  • Graham Lyle - vocals, guitar
  • Alan Hornall - bass
  • Iain Rae - piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Ray Duffy - drums
  • Jimmy Jewell - saxophone
  • John Mumford - trombone
Technical

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GALLAGHER & LYLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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