Love and Other Bruises

"Love and Other Bruises" is the debut single by English/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, from their 1976 self-titled debut album. The song was a top ten hit in Australia, where it peaked at No. 6.[1] The song also appeared on the duo's third album of the same name, which was their first release in the United States.

"Love and Other Bruises"
7" vinyl single
Single by Air Supply
from the album Air Supply / Love & Other Bruises
B-side"If You Knew Me"
ReleasedOctober 1976
RecordedSeptember 1976
StudioAlbert Recording Studio, Sydney
GenreSoft rock
Length3:40
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Graham Russell
Producer(s)Peter Dawkins
Air Supply singles chronology
"Love and Other Bruises"
(1976)
"Empty Pages"
(1976)

Track listing

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Australia & UK 7" single
A. "Love and Other Bruises" - 3:40
B. "If You Knew Me" - 4:02

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976-77) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[2][3] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 92
Chart (1977) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 64

References

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  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 13. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  4. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.