House of Hearts

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{{Infobox album

| name = House of Hearts

| type = Studio

| artist = Rory Block

| cover = Roryhouse.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1987

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country blues

| length = 38:20

| label = Rounder

| producer =

| prev_title = I've Got a Rock in My Sock

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Mama's Blues

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/house-of-hearts-mw0000651489|title=House of Hearts - Rory Block | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=AllMusic}}

}}

House of Hearts is an album by American blues guitarist and singer Rory Block, released in 1987 on the Rounder Records label.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/house-of-hearts-mw0000651489/releases|title=House of Hearts - Rory Block | Releases | AllMusic|access-date=May 21, 2021|website=AllMusic}} The album is dedicated to Block's son, Thiele David Biehusen, who died in a road accident, aged 20. Biehusen's voice is heard on the telephone answering machine on the title track.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rory Block unless indicated

  1. "Farewell Young Man" 4:06
  2. "Heavenly Bird" 4:49
  3. "Do You Love Me" 4:05
  4. "Morning Bells" 3:46
  5. "Gentle Kindness" 1:27
  6. "Misty Glen" 3:26
  7. "On the Water" 2:34
  8. "Bonnie Boy" 4:04
  9. "Krye" (Valdina) 1:14
  10. "House of Hearts" 9:00

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