Love and Other Bruises
single
CoverLove and Other Bruises - Air Supply.jpg
ArtistAir Supply
AlbumAir Supply / Love & Other Bruises
B-sideIf You Knew Me
ReleasedOctober 1976
RecordedSeptember 1976
StudioAlbert Recording Studio, Sydney
GenreSoft rock
Length3:40
LabelCBS
WriterGraham Russell
ProducerPeter Dawkins
Next year1976

"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.

Track listing

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

References

  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. ^ "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". No. 131. Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022. – via Imgur