Three Hearts
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{{Infobox album
| name = Three Hearts
| type = Album
| artist = Bob Welch
| cover = 3hearts.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 1979
| recorded = 1978
| venue =
| studio = Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
| length = 40:47, 51:29 (CD reissue)
| label = Capitol
| producer = John Carter, Richard Dashut
| prev_title = French Kiss
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = The Other One
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Three Hearts
| type = studio
| single1 = Precious Love
| single1date = January 1979
| single2 = Church
| single2date = May 1979
| single3 = 3 Hearts
| single3date = July 1979
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000187208}}
}}
Three Hearts is the second solo album by rock musician and former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch.
Just like Welch's previous effort French Kiss, Three Hearts was a commercial success. The album reached number 20 on the US charts in 1979 and went gold.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1979-04-07|title=Billboard 200 - April 4, 1979|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} It spawned a hit single, "Precious Love", which peaked at number 19, making it Welch's last top 20 hit. "Church" was also a small hit, and peaked at number 73.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/293907/bob-welch/chart|title=Billboard Hot 100 - Bob Welch|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} Don't Wait Too Long" is a reworking of "Good Things (Come to Those who Wait)", a Welch composition that had been left off the Fleetwood Mac album Mystery to Me.
The album was reissued by Culture Factory in 2013 in a miniature replica LP sleeve, with 3 bonus cuts including the French version of "Precious Love". However, to this day, the 12-inch extended mix of "Precious Love" has never been released on CD.
Track listing
All songs by Bob Welch except where noted
- "3 Hearts" – 3:23
- "Oh Jenny" – 4:17
- "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:53
- "Here Comes the Night" – 3:03
- "China" – 3:21
- "The Ghost of Flight 401" – 3:16
- "Precious Love" – 3:12
- "Church" – 3:06
- "Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis) – 2:42
- "Devil Wind" – 4:03
- "Don't Wait Too Long" – 3:50
- "Little Star" – 3:41
Bonus tracks on 2012 CD re-issue
- "3 Hearts" [Alternate Version] – 3:20
- "Une Fille Comme Toi" [French Version of Precious Love] – 3:13
- "Something Strong" [B-side of Precious Love] – 3:55
Personnel
=Musicians=
- Bob Welch – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Todd Sharp – guitar
- David Adelstein – keyboards, synthesizer
- Alvin Taylor – drums
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion (track 6)
- Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals (tracks 9 & 11)
- Stevie Nicks – vocals (track 10)
- Steve Foreman – percussion
- Gene Page – string arrangements
=Technical=
- John Carter – producer
- Richard Dashut – producer (track 6)
- Warren Dewey – engineer
- Ken Perry – mastering
- Neal Preston, Olivier Ferrand, Sam Emerson – photography
Charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1979) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=335}}
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References
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{{Bob Welch}}
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Category:Bob Welch (musician) albums
Category:Albums arranged by Gene Page
Category:Albums produced by Richard Dashut
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders
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