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Heartland is the third studio album released by RCA Nashville in 1987 by the American country music duo The Judds. It features the singles "Don't Be Cruel" (a cover of the Elvis Presley song), "Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues", "Turn It Loose", and "I Know Where I'm Going". The album was released in Europe under the title Give a Little Love and featured six bonus tracks. It reached number 1 on England's country albums chart in 1987, soon after The Judds toured there.[1]
| Heartland | ||||
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| Studio album by The Judds | ||||
| Released | February 2, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville/Curb | |||
| Producer | Brent Maher | |||
| The Judds chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Heartland | ||||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Billboard reviewed the album in the issue dated February 7, 1987. The review said, "With each new outing, the Judds become more vocally adventurous and more eager to assert their delicate mastery over wide-ranging material, new and old. This album–as mournfully country as "The Sweetest Gift" and as airily jazzy as "Cow Cow Boogie"–floats confidently just above grasping tentacles of format. Maher relies almost totally on acoustic backing to trace and emphasize the Judds' vocal beauty; Heartland has all the elements to earn the Judds universal acceptance."[3]
Cashbox published a review of the album in the February 28, 1987 issue which said, "The names under these cuts are a testament in themselves to the star power the mama/daughter duo now possesses: Don Schlitz, Craig Bickhardt, Brent Maher, KT. Oslin, Troy Seals — and on and on. There are some standouts in the crowd nonetheless, including "Turn It Loose", "Old Pictures", and the citified, tongue-in-cheek "Cow Cow Boogie". And, men, you don't need Dr. Ruth–just listen to "Maybe Your Baby’s Got The Blues"."[4]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album three out of five starts. He felt the album "walks a thin line between roots rock and mainstream country," but criticized it as sounding "a tad uneven...because the great songs...outshine the ballads." He concluded that this "doesn't make [it] a bad or substandard record in any way, just one that creates a tension within itself that remains unresolved."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Be Cruel" | 2:28 | |
| 2. | "I'm Falling in Love Tonight" |
| 3:44 |
| 3. | "Turn It Loose" |
| 3:43 |
| 4. | "Old Pictures" |
| 4:29 |
| 5. | "Cow Cow Boogie" |
| 3:31 |
| 6. | "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" | 3:31 | |
| 7. | "I Know Where I'm Going" | Bickhardt, Maher, Schlitz | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Why Don't You Believe Me" |
| 3:27 |
| 9. | "The Sweetest Gift (A Mother's Smile)" | James B. Coats | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Give a Little Love to Me" |
| 3:04 |
| 11. | "Had a Dream (For the Heart)" | Dennis Linde | 3:10 |
| 12. | "John Deere Tractor" | Lawrence Hammond | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Isn't He a Strange One" | Kent Robbins | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Blue Nun Cafe" |
| 2:27 |
| 15. | "Change of Heart" | Naomi Judd | 3:28 |
- Note: Track 10 is previously unreleased, while tracks 11–15 are taken from the 1984 EP Wynonna & Naomi.
Personnel
- The Judds
- Naomi Judd – vocals
- Wynonna Judd – vocals
- Additional Musicians
- Bobby Ogdin – organ, piano
- Craig Bickhardt, Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar, dobro
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
- Craig Nelson – acoustic bass, bass guitar
- Jack Williams – bass guitar
- David Schnaufer – dulcimer
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals on "Don't Be Cruel"
- Emmylou Harris – duet vocals on "The Sweetest Gift (A Mother's Smile)
- Production
- Produced & Mixed by Brent Maher
- Engineered by Brent Maher, Joe Funderburk & Jim McKell
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Hurst, Jack (March 26, 1987). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 12.
- "Heartland - The Judds". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "Reviews // Albums // Spotlight" (PDF). World Radio History. Billboard. February 7, 1987. p. 70. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "Country // Album Reviews" (February 28, 1987). World Radio History. Cashbox. p. 36. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "The Judds Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- "The Judds Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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