Condition of the Heart

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Condition of the Heart
Kashif 1985.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
StudioNew Music Group Studios (Stamford, Connecticut); Atlantic Studios and Electric Lady Studios (New York, New York).
Length55:50
Label Arista
Producer Kashif
Kashif chronology
Send Me Your Love
(1984)
Condition of the Heart
(1985)
Love Changes
(1987)

Condition of the Heart is the third studio album by American Kashif, released in 1985 on Arista Records. The album includes the hit singles "Condition of the Heart", "Dancing in the Dark (Heart to Heart)" and Anti-Apartheid song "Botha Botha". [1] Condition of the Heart was digitally remastered in 2012 by Funky Town Grooves with three bonus tracks. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic editor Ed Hogan called Condition of the Heart a "mellow album of '80s R&B." [1]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Kashif. [1]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Have Love with You"Kashif5:05
2."Dancing in the Dark (Heart to Heart)"
  • Kashif
  • Brian Morgan
  • Shelly Scruggs
4:22
3."Condition of the Heart"Kashif4:43
4."Say You Love Me"
  • Kashif
  • Jeff Smith
4:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Movie Song"
  • Kashif
  • Morgan
  • Scruggs
5:06
6."Stay the Night"Kashif4:35
7."Weakness"
  • Kashif
  • Morgan
  • Scruggs
4:49
8."Botha Botha (The Apartheid Song)"3:52
Funky Town Grooves reissue (2012) bonus tracks [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Condition of the Heart" (Extended Version)Kashif5:59
10."Love on the Rise" (Extended Remix) (featuring Kenny G)
  • Wayne Brathwaite
  • Dietrich Coley
7:01
11."Love on the Rise" (Instrumental) (featuring Kenny G)
  • Brathwaite
  • Coley
5:34

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3]
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144
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4]
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32

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hogan, Ed. "Condition of the Heart (1985): album review". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "Condition of the Heart (1985)". oldies.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. "Kashif Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  4. "Kashif Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2022.