Thunder in My Heart explained

Thunder in My Heart
Type:	studio
Artist:	Leo Sayer
Cover:	Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart.jpg
Released:	30 September 1977^[1]
Recorded:	1977
Genre:	Disco, soft rock
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

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

1. "Thunder in My Heart" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) – 3:37
2. "Easy to Love" (Sayer, Albert Hammond) – 3:43
3. "Leave Well Enough Alone" (Kerry Chater, Snow) – 3:15
4. "I Want You Back" (Sayer, Hammond) – 4:28
5. "It's Over" (Sayer, Snow) – 3:48

Side two

1. "Fool for Your Love" (Sayer, Michael Omartian) – 3:26
2. "World Keeps on Turning" (Sayer, Omartian) – 3:25
3. "There Isn't Anything" (John Vastano) – 3:14
4. "Everything I've Got" (Snow, Vastano) – 2:39
5. "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

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Production

• Record producer: Richard Perry

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Charts

Chart (1977–1978)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	8
UK Albums Chart^[4]	8
US Pop Albums^[5]	37

Notes and References

1. 24 September 1977. Thundering Sayer LP. Record Mirror. 4. 22 August 2022.
2. Allmusic.com album credits
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 265.
4. Book: Roberts, David . 2006 . British Hit Singles & Albums . 19th . Guinness World Records Limited . London . 483 . 1-904994-10-5.
5. Leo Sayer Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 29 May 2023.