A Broken Heart Can Mend

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{{Infobox song

| name = A Broken Heart Can Mend

| cover = Alexander-ONeal-A-Broken-Heart-Ca-301183.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Alexander O'Neal

| album = Alexander O'Neal

| released = {{start date|1985}}

| recorded = 1984

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = * R&B

| length = 3:45 (album version)

| label = Tabu

| writer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

| producer = {{hlist|Jimmy Jam|Terry Lewis}}

| prev_title = If You Were Here Tonight

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Saturday Love

| next_year = 1985

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2bXIgYis4V8|"A Broken Heart Can Mend"}}

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"A Broken Heart Can Mend" is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It is the third single from O'Neal's self-titled debut studio album, Alexander O'Neal (1985). Following the moderately successful chart performances of the Alexander O'Neal singles "Innocent", and "If You Were Here Tonight", "A Broken Heart Can Mend" was released as the album's third single.

Release

Alexander O'Neal's third hit single reached No. 53 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 62 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart in the US.

Track listing

  • 12-inch single (TA 6244)
  1. "A Broken Heart Can Mend" — 3:40
  2. "Innocent" — 10:34
  3. "Are You the One" — 3:41
  • 7-inch single (ZS4 05646)
  1. "A Broken Heart Can Mend" — 3:23
  2. "Do You Wanna Like I Do" — 4:48

Chart performance

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! Chart (1985—1986)

! Peak
position

align="left"| US Hot Black Singles{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5056|pure_url=yes}}|title=US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2012-05-26}}

| 62

align="left"| UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alexander%20o'neal/ |title=UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2012-05-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628234447/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alexander%20o%27neal/ |archivedate=2012-06-28 }}

| 53

References

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