Red Velvet Car

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{{Infobox album

| name = Red Velvet Car

| type = studio

| artist = Heart

| cover = Heart-Red-Velvet-Car.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 31, 2010

| recorded = 2009–2010

| studio =

  • Octopus' Garden (Los Angeles)
  • Lochinkop (Vancouver){{efn|Additional recording}}

| genre =

| length = 37:46

| label = Legacy

| producer = Ben Mink

| prev_title = Playlist: The Very Best of Heart

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Strange Euphoria

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Red Velvet Car

| type = studio

| single1 = WTF

| single1date = August 2010

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 71/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/red-velvet-car/heart |title=Red Velvet Car by Heart Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 29, 2014}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-velvet-car-mw0002016165 |title=Red Velvet Car – Heart |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=AllMusic |access-date=June 29, 2014}}

| rev2= Billboard

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068710/heart-red-velvet-car |title=Heart, "Red Velvet Car" |magazine=Billboard |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=June 29, 2014}}

| rev3 = Los Angeles Times

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/08/album-review-hearts-red-velvet-car.html |title=Album review: Heart's 'Red Velvet Car' |last=Wood |first=Mikael |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=June 29, 2014}}

| rev4 = Now

| rev4score = 3/5{{cite news |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=176547 |title=Heart – Red Velvet Car |last=Gillis |first=Carla |newspaper=Now |volume=30 |issue=1 |date=September 2, 2010 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630012142/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=176547 |archive-date=June 30, 2013}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/131969-heart-red-velvet-car/ |title=Heart: Red Velvet Car |last=Kott |first=Crispin |website=PopMatters |date=November 4, 2010 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113221839/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/131969-heart-red-velvet-car/ |archive-date=November 13, 2012}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/red-velvet-car-185085/ |title=Red Velvet Car |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}

| rev7 = Uncut

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Heart – Red Velvet Car |magazine=Uncut |date=October 2010 |last=Staunton |first=Terry |issue=161 |page=94 |issn=1368-0722}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Red Velvet Car is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on August 31, 2010, by Legacy Recordings. The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with 27,000 copies sold in its first week, making it Heart's first top-10 album since Brigade (1990).{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956465/disturbed-nets-fourth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-asylum |title=Disturbed Nets Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Asylum' |magazine=Billboard |date=September 8, 2010 |access-date=February 26, 2021}} It spawned the singles "Hey You" (number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/heart/chart-history/asi/ |title=Heart Chart History (Adult Contemporary) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 26, 2021}} and "WTF" (number 19 on the Hot Singles Sales chart).{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/heart/chart-history/hot-singles-sales |title=Heart Chart History (Hot Singles Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 26, 2021}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The album was released with differing track lists according to format in different territories: the standard US CD release features 10 tracks, the European CD and US download version contain 12 tracks, while the Japanese CD and some exclusive download versions contain 13 tracks. Though the 13th track is "Listening" on the Japanese CD, some exclusive download versions replace this with a live 2010 version of "Crazy on You".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = There You Go

| writer1 = {{hlist|Ann Wilson|Nancy Wilson|Craig Bartock}}

| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = WTF

| writer2 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock|Ben Mink}}

| length2 = 3:26

| title3 = Red Velvet Car

| writer3 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length3 = 2:59

| title4 = Queen City

| writer4 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock}}

| length4 = 4:16

| title5 = Hey You

| writer5 = {{hlist|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Wheels

| writer6 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Sue Ennis|Mink}}

| length6 = 3:06

| title7 = Safronia's Mark

| writer7 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock}}

| length7 = 3:54

| title8 = Death Valley

| writer8 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length8 = 3:53

| title9 = Sunflower

| writer9 = {{hlist|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length9 = 3:42

| title10 = Sand

| note10 = Lovemongers cover

| writer10 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Ennis|Frank Cox}}

| length10 = 4:07

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Target exclusive edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Closer to the Sun

| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock|Mink}}

| length11 = 4:52

| title12 = In the Cool

| writer12 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock}}

| length12 = 3:54

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian, Canadian and European edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Bootful of Beer

| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length11 = 2:55

| title12 = Closer to the Sun

| writer12 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock|Mink}}

| length12 = 4:52

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title11 = Bootful of Beer

| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Mink}}

| length11 = 2:55

| title12 = Closer to the Sun

| writer12 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Bartock|Mink}}

| length12 = 4:52

| title13 = Listening

| writer13 =

| length13 = 4:55

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Red Velvet Car.{{cite AV media notes |title=Red Velvet Car |type=liner notes |others=Heart |publisher=Legacy Recordings |year=2010 |id=88697 73800 2}}

=Heart=

  • Ann Wilson – vocals, flute
  • Nancy Wilson – vocals, guitars, mandolin, autoharp, Dobro
  • Ben Smith – drums, percussion
  • Ric Markmann – bass guitar
  • Ben Mink – guitars, gypsy fiddle, viola, lap steel, programming, vocals, string arrangements

=Additional musicians=

  • Craig Bartock – Dobro on "Safronia's Mark"
  • Geddy Lee – whistle on "Death Valley"

=Technical=

  • Ben Mink – production
  • David Leonard – recording, mixing
  • Patrick MacDougall – second engineer
  • Andrew Bodkin, Melanie Mullens, Matthew MacDougall, Masa Fukudome, David Eaman – engineering assistance
  • Craig Waddell – mastering at Gotham City Studios (Vancouver)

=Artwork=

  • Jesse Higman – cover image
  • Amber McDonald – package design, photos
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photos

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Red Velvet Car

! scope="col"| Chart (2010)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/122259/products/883928/1/ |script-title=ja:レッド・ヴェルヴェット・カー {{!}} ハート |trans-title=Red Velvet Car {{!}} Heart |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 26, 2021}}

| 243

{{album chart|UK|196|M|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM|title=Chart Log UK (1994–2010): H & Claire – Hysterix|publisher=Zobbel.de|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2012}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|12|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2021}}

Notes

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