Single:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It entered the Australian singles chart* on 2 May 1977 and peaked at #19. The song was #99 on the Top 100 of 1977.
Album:
The song is on Atlantic Crossing which entered the Australian albums chart* on 1 September 1975. It reached #1 on 24 November 1975 and remained on top for 2 weeks.
Songwriter:
Danny Whitten
Producer:
Tom Dowd
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Rod with Amy Belle and saxophonist Katja Rieckermann from One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall:
Wikipedia:
I Don’t Want to Talk About It was written by American guitarist Danny Whitten. It was first recorded by American rock band Crazy Horse and issued as the final track on side one of their 1971 eponymous album.
British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song for his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing and was released as a single in 1977.
Rod also sang this song as a duet with Amy Belle during his 2004 tour and it is included in his concert DVD (video clip above).
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don’t_Want_to_Talk_About_It
Lyrics:
I can tell by your eyes
That you’ve probably been crying forever
And the stars in the sky don’t mean nothing to you
They’re a mirror
I don’t wanna talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won’t you listen
To my heart?
Oh, my heart
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