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Heart of Stone is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 19, 1989 by Geffen Records.[3] As of January 1991, the album has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.[4] The album was supported by her 1989-1990 Heart of Stone Tour.

Heart of Stone
Studio album by
Cher
ReleasedJune 19, 1989
Recorded1988–1989
Studio
  • Summa Music Group
  • Criterion Studios, (Hollywood)
  • Studio Ultimo
  • Electric Lady Studios
  • Ignited Perduction
  • Bill Schnee Studios
  • Ocean Way Recording
  • Lion Share Recording Studios
  • The Village Recorder
  • Bearsville Studios
  • Cherokee Studios
  • Power Station
  • Lighthouse Studios
  • The Hop
  • The Hit Factory
  • RPM Recordings
  • Right Track Recording
Genre
  • Pop rock
  • hard rock
  • rock
Length47:57
LabelGeffen
Producer
Cher chronology
Cher
(1987)		 Heart of Stone
(1989)		 Love Hurts
(1991)
Alternative cover
Reissued album cover
Singles from Heart of Stone
  1. "After All"
    Released: February 1989
  2. "If I Could Turn Back Time"
    Released: July 1989
  3. "Just Like Jesse James"
    Released: October 1989
  4. "Heart of Stone"
    Released: January 1990
  5. "You Wouldn't Know Love"
    Released: July 1990 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Background


Heart of Stone was released in 1989 and was her second studio album for Geffen Records. As with her previous album Cher, Peter Asher, Jon Bon Jovi, Diane Warren, Guy Roche and Desmond Child performed songwriting and/or producing duties. Bonnie Tyler and Michael Bolton performed background vocals on the song "Emotional Fire", which was an outtake from Bolton's 1987 album The Hunger, as was "Starting Over" (Demo versions of both songs exist in bootleg form, and have surfaced on YouTube). The album was recorded in late 1988/early 1989, during the third year of Cher's relationship with Rob Camilletti, to whom she dedicated the album.

Heart of Stone reached number ten in the United States, number seven in the United Kingdom, and by topping the charts in Australia, Heart of Stone became Geffen's first international number one album.[5] It was her first solo album in the United States (Sonny and Cher's debut album Look at Us reached number two and stayed there for eight weeks) to reach the top 10. Further on in her career, Cher would go on to have five more top ten albums - Believe, Living Proof, The Very Best of Cher, Closer to the Truth and Dancing Queen. The album has sold more than 3 million copies in the United States, with 964,000 of those units sold since early 1991, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which began counting actual sales that same year.[6]

The album was first released with artwork and later re-released with more conventional studio photos. The original front cover album art is a painting by Octavio Ocampo that features Cher sitting beside a stone heart. However, when examined in its entirety and from a distance, it's clear this is also a painting of a human skull in profile (note the midriff folds in her dress forming the teeth; see infobox picture).[5] The artwork was changed shortly after its release, making copies with the original artwork collector's items.

She recorded two other songs for the album, "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" and "Some Guys", but neither made the final cut. A remixed version of "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" was included on the Geffen compilation album If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits. The reissue of that album, per Cher's request, does not include the song. A demo version of "Some Guys" was included on the "If I Could Turn Back Time" 7- and 12-inch singles.

"Heart of Stone" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" were both slightly remixed for the single. The "Heart of Stone" remix is available on CD on the compilation If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits issued by Geffen Records.

"After All" was used as the love theme for the film Chances Are.

The album produced three top 10 hits as well as a top 20 hit with the title track.


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If I Could Turn Back Time"Diane Warren
  • Warren
  • Guy Roche
4:16
2."Just Like Jesse James"
Child4:06
3."You Wouldn't Know Love"
Bolton3:30
4."Heart of Stone"
Peter Asher4:21
5."Still in Love with You"
  • Bolton
  • Bob Halligan
Bolton3:08
6."Love on a Rooftop"
  • Warren
  • Child
Asher4:22
7."Emotional Fire"
  • Warren
  • Child
  • Bolton
Child3:53
8."All Because of You"
Lind3:30
9."Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?"
Child4:12
10."Starting Over"
Bolton4:09
11."Kiss to Kiss"
  • Lind
  • Mary D'astugues
  • Phil Galdston
Lind4:23
12."After All" (with Peter Cetera) (love theme from Chances Are)
Asher4:07

Personnel and production


Adapted taken from CD Booklet, 1989 Geffen Records


Recording studios and assistant engineers



Charts



Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30] 4× Platinum 400,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[32] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Cher singles".
  2. Heart of Stone at AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  3. Allmusic Release Information Retrieved October 15, 2013
  4. Jerome, Jim (21 January 1991). "Cher Today". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  5. "Heart of Stone". justplaincher.net. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  6. "Ask Billboard: Cher Information, Yes?". Billboard. Nielsen Company. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Cher – Heart of Stone". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Cher – Heart of Stone" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  9. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  10. "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cher – Heart of Stone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  12. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  13. "Cher - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  14. "Charts.nz – Cher – Heart of Stone". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  15. "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Cher – Heart of Stone". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  17. "Cher | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  18. "Cher Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  19. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989". ARIA. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  20. "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  21. "Top Pop Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  22. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1990". ARIA. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  23. "Top 100 Albums of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  24. "European Top 100 Albums, page 38" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  25. "Top Selling Albums of 1990". RIANZ. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  26. "Najlepiej sprzedające się albumy w W.Brytanii w 1990r" (in Polish). Z archiwum...rocka. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  27. "Top Pop Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  28. "Best of All Time - Albums". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  29. ARIA Cher data
  30. "Canadian album certifications – Cher – Heart of Stone". Music Canada.
  31. Cher in The Complete New Zealand Music Charts
  32. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
  33. "British album certifications – Cher – Heart of Stone". British Phonographic Industry.
  34. "American album certifications – Cher – Heart of Stone". Recording Industry Association of America.



На других языках

[de] Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone ist das 19. Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Pop-Sängerin Cher. Es wurde am 19. Juni 1989 über das Label Geffen Records veröffentlicht.
- [en] Heart of Stone (Cher album)

[es] Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone (en español: Corazón de piedra) es el vigésimo álbum de estudio de la cantante y actriz Cher, publicado el 19 de junio de 1989 por la compañía discográfica Geffen Records. El 10 de agosto de 1998, el álbum fue certificado con tres discos de platino por parte de la RIAA.Tuvo ventas mundiales por más de 4 millones de copias.[3]

[ru] Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone — двадцатый студийный альбом американской певицы и актрисы Шер, выпущенный 19 июня 1989 года на лейбле Geffen Records. В 1998 году RIAA сертифицировала альбом трижды платиновым. В 1989 году Шер поддержала пластинку туром Heart of Stone Tour.


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