"The Way to Your Heart" | ||||
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Single by Soulsister | ||||
from the album It Takes Two | ||||
Released | October 1988 (Europe) February 1989 (UK) September 1989 (US)[1] | |||
Genre | Pop, Soul | |||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | EMI Music (Benelux) EMI Electrola (Germany) EMI Odeon (Spain) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jan Leyers, Paul Michiels | |||
Producer(s) | Jan Leyers, Paul Michiels; Werner Pensaert (co-producer) | |||
Soulsister singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart (Official Video) on YouTube |
"The Way to Your Heart" is a 1988 hit single by Belgian band Soulsister from the album It Takes Two.[2]
A mixture of pop and rock with a very Motown-sounding tune, the song is about a boy dreaming of a girl that he‘s in love with, but she doesn't answer his love.[3]
After having moderate success in The Netherlands with "Like A Mountain", the first single from their debut album, Soulsister had big success with the follow-up single “The Way to Your Heart”. It was a top 10 hit in five European Countries. The Belgian release had no B-side and was thereby sold as a half price single. Afterwards a maxi single was released with a long version (5:18) and an instrumental version. After its European success, the single was released in the US in 1989 where it charted one week, on #41 on the US Billboard Hot 100[4] It is their only single to appear on the Hot 100. In addition, "The Way to Your Heart" also peaked at #5 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[5]
Chart (1988) | Peak Position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 3 |
Denmark (Hitlisten)[8] | 4 |
France (IFOP)[9] | 47 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 16 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 7 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 8 |
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 81 |
US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 41 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] | 5 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17] | 4 |