The Way to Your Heart

"The Way to Your Heart"
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
"Like A Mountain" (1988) "The Way to Your Heart" (1988) "Blame You" (1989)
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]

Background

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]

Chart performance

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]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak Position
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 (GfK)[17]	4

References

1. "The Hot 100 Chart Billboard 09/23/1989".
2. "Soulsister over 'The Way To Your Heart'". vrt.be (in Dutch). 30 November 2023.
3. "Soulsister over wereldhit 'The way to your heart': "Als je jezelf ziet op MTV in New York, dan schrik je toch even"". radio2.be (in Dutch). 31 January 2023.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
5. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 227.
6. "Soulsister – The Way To Your Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
7. "Soulsister – The Way To Your Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
8. Danish Charts Archive. 22 April 1989.
9. "InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
10. "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
11. "Soulsister – The Way To Your Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Soulsister" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
13. "Soulsister – The Way To Your Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
15. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
16. "Soul Sister Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soulsister – The Way To Your Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

• Track list from the online music database Discogs