Thunder in My Heart
{{Short description|1977 studio album by Leo Sayer}}
{{About|the album|its title track|Thunder in My Heart (song)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Thunder in My Heart
| type = studio
| artist = Leo Sayer
| cover = Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart.jpg
| alt =
| released = 30 September 1977{{cite magazine|date=24 September 1977|title=Thundering Sayer LP|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/70s/77/Record-Mirror-1977-09-24.pdf|magazine=Record Mirror|page=4|access-date=22 August 2022}}
| recorded = 1977
| studio =
| length = 35:13
| label =
- Chrysalis (UK)
- Warner Bros. (US)
| producer = Richard Perry
| prev_title = Endless Flight
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = Leo Sayer
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Thunder in My Heart
| type = studio
| single1 = Thunder in My Heart
| single1date = August 1977{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1977/Music-Week-1977-08-20.pdf|title=Music Week|page=32|website=Worldradiohistory.com}}
| single2 = Easy to Love
| single2date = December 1977
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r48748/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review], AllMusic
| rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
| rev2score = C{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: S|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=S&bk=70|access-date=12 March 2019|via=Robertchristgau.com}}
}}
Thunder in My Heart is the fifth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, released in 1977. In 2006, a remixed dance version of the track, entitled "Thunder in My Heart Again", was released, credited to Meck featuring Leo Sayer. It reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom, and No. 16 in Australia. Along with a follow-up single, "Easy to Love", the song reached the Top 40 in the US and Canada.
Track listing
=Side one=
- "Thunder in My Heart" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) – 3:37
- "Easy to Love" (Sayer, Albert Hammond) – 3:43
- "Leave Well Enough Alone" (Kerry Chater, Snow) – 3:15
- "I Want You Back" (Sayer, Hammond) – 4:28
- "It's Over" (Sayer, Snow) – 3:48
=Side two=
- "Fool for Your Love" (Sayer, Michael Omartian) – 3:26
- "World Keeps on Turning" (Sayer, Omartian) – 3:25
- "There Isn't Anything" (John Vastano) – 3:14
- "Everything I've Got" (Snow, Vastano) – 2:39
- "We Can Start All Over Again" (Sayer, Bruce Roberts, Snow) – 3:38
Personnel
=Musicians=
- Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- David Paich – piano, keyboards
- Ben Adkins – bass guitar
- Jack Ashford – percussion
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Lenny Castro – conductor, congas
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Bobbye Hall – percussion, tabla
- Pat Henderson – background vocals
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Bobby Kimball – background vocals
- Clydie King – background vocals
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
- Becky Lewis – vocals, background vocals
- Sherlie Matthews – vocals
- Ira Newborn – guitar, rhythm guitar
- James Newton Howard – keyboards
- Michael Omartian – piano, keyboards
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Petsye Powell – background vocals
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Tom Scott – saxophone
- Tom Snow – piano
- James Stroud – drums, synthesizer
- Fred Tackett – guitar
=Production=
- Record producer: Richard Perry
Charts
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Leo Sayer|title=Thunder in My Heart|relyear=1977|certyear=1977|id=7595-3335-2|access-date=29 May 2023}}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|master=90401|name=Thunder in My Heart|type=album}}
{{Leo Sayer}}
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Category:Albums produced by Richard Perry