Breakaway

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They were then signed by Apple Records where they wrote for one of the label's most successful artists aside from The Beatles and Beatles-related acts, Mary Hopkin. Songs for Hopkin included "Sparrow", "The Fields of St. Etienne", "International", "Heritage" and "Jefferson". [1] In 1970 Gallagher and Lyle were amongst the founders of McGuinness Flint, writing nine of the 11 songs on the group's debut album, including the UK Singles Chart success " When I'm Dead and Gone" as well as the follow-up non-album single "Malt and Barley Blues", both of which were produced by Glyn Johns. [1] They recorded a second album with McGuinness Flint, Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby, again writing most of the songs, before leaving to form the duo Gallagher and Lyle in 1972. The foundations of the career-defining Breakaway, came as the semi-acoustic duo were developing a more full-band sound. It proved a bold step and there was a lot at stake. In October 2010 the pair staged two charity concerts in Largs in aid of Haylie House, a residential care home in the town. [4] This was followed in June 2011 by 'The Big Gig', an all-star charity concert at Glasgow's Barrowland nightclub, in which they performed alongside Midge Ure, Jim Diamond and Marti Pellow. In September of that year, the duo appeared at the outdoor MOARE Festival in Faversham, Kent, which was headlined by former Average White Band stalwart Hamish Stuart. [5] Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer I watch the distant lights on the runway

He produced her 1968 debut single, Those Were The Days, which topped the UK charts for six weeks. It was only kept off the No. 1 position in America by Hey Jude by The Beatles.

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Their first album as a duo, Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, was produced by Glyn Johns and released on Capitol; they then signed to A&M Records. They were to record three more albums with Johns, Willie and the Lapdog, Seeds and The Last Cowboy. Their fifth album Breakaway utilised US producer David Kershenbaum and it was with this release, in 1976, that they charted again, with the hits "Heart on My Sleeve" and "I Wanna Stay With You", both of which reached Number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and also charted in the US. [2] Gallagher and Lyle first played together in Largs, a small town near Glasgow in Ayrshire, Scotland. Relocating to London in 1967, the duo became full-time writers at Apple. Three years later, they joined with Tom McGuinness and Hughie Flint to form McGuinness Flint. Although McGuinness Flint recorded two successful singles, "When I'm Dead and Gone" and "Malt and Barley Blues," the group disbanded in 1971. Recording their self-titled debut duo album for Capitol, Gallagher & Lyle switched to the A&M label by their second effort. Their first release on A&M, however, was a reissue of their debut album. In March 2016, Gallagher and Lyle performed together at the Belfast Nashville Songwriters' Festival. [9] In November 2016, the duo returned to The Green Hotel in Kinross for four concerts. [10] saw Gallagher and Lyle undertake their first tour since 1979, consisting of 9 dates at 8 Scottish venues. [6] Their two dates at The Green Hotel in Kinross, a large golf resort, earned them the Mundell Music Award for Best UK Performance of the year, [7] to add to their Tartan Clef Award for Lifetime Achievement, which they had received in November 2010. [8]