Love on the Airwaves

Love on the Airwaves is the sixth studio album by Scottish duo Gallagher and Lyle and was released in 1977.

Love on the Airwaves
Studio album by Gallagher and Lyle
Released	1977
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M
Producer	David Kershenbaum
Gallagher and Lyle chronology
Breakaway (1976) Love on the Airwaves (1977) Showdown (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic

The album contained the U.K. Top 40 single "Every Little Teardrop"^[1]

Track listing

All songs are written and performed by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, with additional horn arrangements by John Mumford and Jimmy Jewell and string arrangements by Brian Rogers.

Side 1

1. "Love on the Airwaves" - 4:20
2. "The Runaway" - 5:53
3. "Every Little Teardrop" - 3:52
4. "I Had to Fall in Love" - 5:09
5. "Street Boys" - 3:46

Side 2

1. "Never Give Up On Love" - 3:23
2. "Dude in the Dark" - 4:43
3. "Head Talk" - 3:49
4. "Call for the Captain" - 4:05
5. "It Only Hurts When I Laugh" - 2:57

Singer Jean Terrell released her first and only solo album a year after Love on the Airwaves under the name "I Had to Fall in Love". This title is taken from the Gallagher and Lyle song of the same name of which she covered on the album.

Charts

Album Chart Position

The peak position that the album reached on album charts

Year	Country	Peak position
1977	U.K.	19[1]
1977	Australia (Kent Music Report)	83[2]

Every Little Teardrop

The lead single from the album, "Every Little Teardrop" charted in some countries:

Year	Country	Peak position
1977	Ireland	5[3]
1977	U.K.	32[1]
1977	Australia	67[2]

Personnel

• Benny Gallagher - vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion
• Graham Lyle - vocals, guitar
• Alan Hornall - bass
• Iain Rae - piano, organ, synthesizer
• Ray Duffy - drums
• Jimmy Jewell - saxophone
• John Mumford - trombone

Technical

• Geoff Emerick - engineer

References

1. "GALLAGHER & LYLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2021.