Tell It to My Heart (Taylor Dayne song)

"Tell It to My Heart"
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Tell It to My Heart
ReleasedJuly 24, 1987 (1987-07-24)
StudioCove City Sound (Glen Cove, New York)
Genre
Length3:38
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Seth Swirsky
  • Ernie Gold
Producer(s)Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Tell It to My Heart"
(1987) 		"Prove Your Love"
(1988)
Music video
"Tell It to My Heart" on YouTube

"Tell It to My Heart" is a song performed by American singer, songwriter and actress Taylor Dayne, released in July 24, 1987[4] by Arista Records as her first single from her debut album, Tell It to My Heart (1988). The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music. The song was written by Chappell Music staff songwriter Seth Swirsky and Ernie Gold, and produced by Ric Wake. Swirsky almost did not deliver the song to his publisher after he and his girlfriend decided it was not good enough. The song was originally recorded by Louisa Florio in 1987.

The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 during the week of October 10, 1987, at position number 92, and entered the top 40 of the chart the week of November 14, 1987, rising to number 39 from number 43. Ten weeks later, during the week of January 23, 1988, the single peaked in the number seven spot. The song was present on the Hot 100 for 25 weeks. In the UK, "Tell It To My Heart" reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was the 23rd best-selling single of 1988 in the UK. In 1995, "Tell It to My Heart'" was remixed and re-released to promote Dayne's Greatest Hits package. This version climbed to number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.

  1. ^ Sheffield, Rob (November 23, 2023). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (July 16, 2022). "Point of No Return Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 10, 2021). "The Number Ones: Taylor Dayne's "Love Will Lead You Back". Stereogum. Retrieved December 2, 2023. Tell It To My Heart" is a dinky little track, a replacement-level mid-'80s hi-NRG thing...
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