A Good Heart

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

For the Elton John song, see Wonderful Crazy Night.

"A Good Heart"
Single by Feargal Sharkey
from the album Feargal Sharkey
B-side"Anger Is Holy"
ReleasedSeptember 1985 (UK)
February 1986 (US)[1]
Recorded1985
Length4:39
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Maria McKee
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Feargal Sharkey singles chronology
"Loving You"
(1985)		 "A Good Heart"
(1985)		 "You Little Thief"
(1985)
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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] However, it fared less well in the US, peaking at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sharkey followed up the single with the Tench-written "You Little Thief". This song was allegedly about Tench's side of the relationship with McKee. However, Tench denies the song is about McKee.[3] 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.

Formats
7" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."A Good Heart"Maria McKee4:39
2."Anger Is Holy"D. A. Stewart, F. Daley and Feargal Sharkey2:20
12" single
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."A Good Heart"Maria McKee4:39
2."Ghost Train Blues"D.A. Stewart, Feargal Sharkey and T. Daly3:08
3."Anger Is Holy"D.A. Stewart, F.S. Sharkey and T. Daly2:20

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

Chart performance

References
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