Jupiters Darling
Jupiters Darling is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Heart, released in 2004 through the label Sovereign Artists. Sovereign Artist's Marketing Director, Paul Angles, simultaneously released their album via file sharing networks,[7] which were included in an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court.[8] Two promo singles were released simultaneously with the album: "The Oldest Story in the World" which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart[9] and "The Perfect Goodbye".[10] Heart performed the song "The Perfect Goodbye" with country star Wynonna Judd on CMT's Crossroads in the summer of 2004.[11]
Jupiters Darling | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 22, 2004 | |||
Recorded | Whoville and Ice Station Zero, Seattle, Washington, The Back Yard and Vaughn Verdi's House, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Hard rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 62:04 | |||
Label | Sovereign Artists (North America) Eagle (Europe) Victor (Japan) | |||
Producer | Nancy Wilson, Craig Bartock | |||
Heart chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Mojo | [4] |
Q | [4] |
The Daily Vault | (D)[5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
This album continued the move back to Heart's hard rock and folk rock roots. It peaked at number 94 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[12][13] Since then the Sovereign Artists record company ceased operations; it has been reported (via band sources on www.heart-music.com) that Sovereign still owes Heart thousands of dollars. The album has no RIAA certification.
The album cover bears an image of the Mandelbrot set, rotated so the main cardioid is oriented the same way a heart would normally be, with the cusp at top. The album cover art is seen briefly in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, for which Nancy Wilson did soundtrack music; at the time she was married to the film's director/screenwriter, Cameron Crowe.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Make Me" | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Craig Bartock | 3:57 |
2. | "Oldest Story in the World" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock | 3:53 |
3. | "Things" | N. Wilson, Bartock | 2:45 |
4. | "The Perfect Goodbye" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock | 3:37 |
5. | "Enough" | A. Wilson, Bartock | 3:25 |
6. | "Move On" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock | 5:00 |
7. | "I Need the Rain" | N. Wilson, Bartock | 4:20 |
8. | "I Give Up" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock, Sue Ennis, Ben Smith | 3:50 |
9. | "Vainglorious" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock | 3:57 |
10. | "No Other Love" | Chuck Prophet | 4:02 |
11. | "Led to One" | N. Wilson, Bartock | 2:56 |
12. | "Down the Nile" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | 4:49 |
13. | "I'm Fine" | N. Wilson, Bartock | 2:59 |
14. | "Fallen Ones" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock | 3:42 |
15. | "Lost Angel" | N. Wilson | 6:56 |
16. | "Hello Moonglow" | N. Wilson, Bartock | 1:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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17. | "How Deep It Goes" | A. Wilson | 3:06 |
18. | "Fallen Ones" (acoustic) | 3:47 |
- Upon the album's initial release, an exclusive additional track, "Good Vibrations," was available for a limited time as a digital-only download.
Personnel
Heart
- Ann Wilson – lead and harmony vocals, spoken word
- Nancy Wilson – lead vocals (3, 7, 11, 13, 16), harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, dulcimer, mandocello, mandolin, harmonica, megaphone, piano, strings arrangements
- Craig Bartock – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, Ebow, Mellotron, pump organ, marimba, harmony vocals, string arrangements
- Darian Sahanaja – keyboards, stylophone
- Mike Inez – bass guitar, tambourine
- Ben Smith – drums, cardboard box
Additional musicians
- Ravi Jakhotia – percussion
- Jami Sieber – cello
- Terry Davison – pedal steel guitar (7)
- Mike McCready – Ebow (11), Leslie guitar (12), lead guitar (13)
- Jerry Cantrell – guitar (14)
Production
- Producers – Nancy Wilson and Craig Bartock
- Engineers – Craig Bartock, Kam Dahlin, Dave Dysart and Patrick MacDougall.
- Mixed by Craig Bartock, Patrick MacDougall and Nancy Wilson.
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles, CA).
- Album Design – Klaus Whitley and Nancy Wilson
- Fractal Designs – Theresa Day and Thomas Day
- Graphic Design and Angel Wings – Klaus Whitley
- Photography – Patrick MacDougall, Randee St. Nicholas, Sabrina Voll, Klaus Whitley and Nancy Wilson.
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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2004 | Top Independent Albums (USA)[12] | 3 |
Billboard 200 (USA)[12] | 94 | |
UK Albums Chart[14] | 120 | |
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[15] | 222 |
References
- Jurek, Thom. "Heart - Jupiters Darling review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- Wild, David (September 16, 2004). "Albums Review: Heart - Jupiter's Darling". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- Blumenfeld, Larry (July 16, 2004). "Jupiters Darling - Heart". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- Album reviews at CD Universe
- Ehret, Michael (February 25, 2009). "Jupiters Darling - Heart". The Daily Vault.com. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone heart album guide.
- "The Web's Most Intriguing Music-Related Issues & Destinations. This Week: Heart & Morpheus and The Wire's blogs". The Tangled Web. Billboard.com. July 27, 2004. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "Jupiters Darling's Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- "All Music".
- Newman, Melinda (July 3, 2004). "Wilson Sisters Record New Heart Album For The Fans". Billboard: 13. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "Wynonna "Perfect Goodbye"". YouTube. CMT. March 7, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "Jupiters Darling Billboard ALbums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "RIAA.com".
- "Chart Log UK: H & Claire- Hysterix". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ハートのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 9, 2014.