A Broken Heart Can Mend Explained

A Broken Heart Can Mend
Cover:	Alexander-ONeal-A-Broken-Heart-Ca-301183.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Alexander O'Neal
Album:	Alexander O'Neal
Recorded:	1984
Genre:	R&B slow jam
Length:	3:45 (album version)
Label:	Tabu
Prev Title:	If You Were Here Tonight
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Saturday Love
Next Year:	1985

"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

Chart (1985—1986)	Peak position
US Hot Black Singles^[1]	62
UK Singles Chart^[2]	53

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5056|pure_url=yes}} US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal]. Billboard. 2012-05-26.
2. Web site: UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal . . 2012-05-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628234447/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/alexander%20o%27neal/ . 2012-06-28 .