Shot Through the Heart (album)
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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
- Howard "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