Three Hearts

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Three Hearts
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1979
Recorded1978
Studio Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre Rock, pop, disco
Length40:47, 51:29 (CD reissue)
Label Capitol
Producer John Carter, Richard Dashut
Bob Welch chronology
French Kiss
(1977)
Three Hearts
(1979)
The Other One
(1979)
Singles from Three Hearts
  1. "Precious Love"
    Released: January 1979
  2. "Church"
    Released: May 1979
  3. "3 Hearts"
    Released: July 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Three Hearts is the second solo album by rock musician and former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch.

Contents

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. [2] 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. [3] 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

  1. "3 Hearts" – 3:23
  2. "Oh Jenny" – 4:17
  3. "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:53
  4. "Here Comes the Night" – 3:03
  5. "China" – 3:21
  6. "The Ghost of Flight 401" – 3:16
  7. "Precious Love" – 3:12
  8. "Church" – 3:06
  9. "Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis) – 2:42
  10. "Devil Wind" – 4:03
  11. "Don't Wait Too Long" – 3:50
  12. "Little Star" – 3:41

Bonus tracks on 2012 CD re-issue

  1. "3 Hearts" [Alternate Version] – 3:20
  2. "Une Fille Comme Toi" [French Version of Precious Love] – 3:13
  3. "Something Strong" [B-side of Precious Love] – 3:55

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 49

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References

  1. Three Hearts at AllMusic
  2. "Billboard 200 - April 4, 1979" . Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. "Billboard Hot 100 - Bob Welch" . Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.