Shot Through the Heart (album)

Shot Through the Heart
Shot Through the Heart
Studio album by Jennifer Warnes
Released	May 1979
Genre	Rock, country rock
Length	36:12
Label	Arista
Producer	Rob Fraboni, Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes chronology

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AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Shot Through the Heart is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes, released on Arista Records in 1979. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Country albums chart and #94 on the main Billboard albums chart.

The premier single from the album: "I Know a Heartache When I See One", peaked at #19 on the Billboard singles chart ^[3] and reached #10 on the Hot Country Songs (C&W) listing, becoming Arista Records' lone C&W Top Ten hit prior to 1990. The song peaked at #14 on the Adult Contemporary charts; follow-up singles "Don't Make Me Over" and "When the Feeling Comes Around" also made the Adult Contemporary charts. Despite modest sales, the album has always been a favorite recording of the artist's fans.

Track listing

"Shot Through the Heart" (Jennifer Warnes) – 4:18
"I Know a Heartache When I See One" (Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater, Charlie Black) – 3:30
"Don't Make Me Over" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:22
"You Remember Me" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:41
"Sign on the Window" (Bob Dylan) – 2:46
"I'm Restless" (Warnes) – 4:16
"Tell Me Just One More Time" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow) – 2:39
"When the Feeling Comes Around" (Rick Cunha) – 3:17
"Frankie in the Rain" (Warnes) – 2:49
"Hard Times Come Again No More" (Stephen Foster) – 3:34

Personnel

Jennifer Warnes – vocals, keyboards
Blondie Chaplin – guitar, background vocals
Kenny Edwards – keyboards, background vocals
Bill Elliott – piano
Ricky Fataar – drums
Buzz Feiten – guitar
Bob Glaub – bass
Andrew Gold – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
Chico Goldsmith – percussion
Jim Gordon – drums
Marty Grebb – keyboards
Abraham Laboriel – bass
Doug Livingston – piano
Penny Nichols – background vocals
Brian Russell – background vocals
Mike Finnigan – background vocals
Rob Fraboni – background vocals
Mark Olson – keyboards
Walt Richmond – keyboards
Denny Seiwell – drums
Brock Walsh – keyboards, background vocals
Bill Elliott – arranger

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. Shot Through the Heart at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 1286. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 667. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. Shot Through the Heart at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

[2] Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 1286. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition, p. 667. Billboard Books, New York. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3

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v t e Jennifer Warnes
Studio albums	Jennifer Jennifer Warnes Shot Through the Heart Famous Blue Raincoat The Hunter The Well
Compilations	Best of Jennifer Warnes Love Lifts Us Up: A Collection 1968–83
Singles	"Easy to Be Hard" "Right Time of the Night" "I Know a Heartache When I See One" "Don't Make Me Over" "It Goes Like It Goes" "Up Where We Belong" "All the Right Moves" "First We Take Manhattan" "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" "Nights Are Forever"