Heart's Horizon

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Heart's Horizon
Heart's Horizon.jpg
Studio album by
Released1988
Studio
  • Le Gonks West (Los Angeles)
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Sorcerer Sound (New York)
  • Automated Sound (New York)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • Garden Rake (Studio City, California)
Genre Smooth jazz, R&B, Soul
Length49:48
Label Reprise
Producer
Al Jarreau chronology
L Is for Lover
(1986)
Heart's Horizon
(1988)
Heaven and Earth
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Heart's Horizon is a studio album by American singer and musician Al Jarreau. It was released in 1988 through Reprise Records. It reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

The song "Killer Love" was intended to be used in the film Skin Deep ; it was omitted at the last minute. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All or Nothing at All"
3:57
2."So Good"
  • Miles Waters
  • Peter Vale
  • Sue Shifrin
George Duke4:35
3."All of My Love"George Duke4:37
4."Pleasure Over Pain"
  • George Duke
  • Jay Graydon
5:18
5."Yo' Jeans" Al Jarreau
  • George Duke
  • Jay Graydon
1:45
6."Way to Your Heart"
  • George Duke
  • Jay Graydon
4:42
7."One Way"George Duke4:39
8."10K Hi"
Philippe Saisse 3:43
9."I Must Have Been a Fool"
  • George Duke
  • Dennis Matkosky
4:09
10."More Love" Jack Segal George Duke3:33
11."Killer Love"
George Duke4:10
12."Heart's Horizon"
  • George Duke
  • Jay Graydon
4:40
Total length:49:48

Personnel

Production

Chart history

Chart (1989)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 19
US Billboard 200 [6] 75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 10

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References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. "Heart's Horizon – Al Jarreau". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 362.
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