Say I Love You (song)

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"Say I Love You" is a song written by Eddy Grant in 1979. The song was first released on Grant's 1979 album Walking on Sunshine .

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Renée Geyer version

"Say I Love You"
Say I Love You by Renee Geyer.jpg
Single by Renée Geyer
from the album So Lucky
A-side "Say I Love You"
B-side "Bad Side of the Blues"
ReleasedMay 1981
RecordedDecember 1980
Studio Shangrila Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length3:30
Label Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s) Eddy Grant
Producer(s) Rob Fraboni
Renée Geyer singles chronology
"Hot Minutes"
(1980)
"Say I Love You"
(1981)
"Do You Know What I Mean"
(1981)

Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in December 1980. The song was released in May 1981 as the lead single from her seventh studio album, So Lucky . The song peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report and at number 1 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Australian 7" Single
International 7" Single

Charts

Chart (1981/82)Position
Australian Kent Music Report [1] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] 1

Other versions

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References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Renée Geyer – Say I Love You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2017.