Hide Your Heart

Hide Your Heart / Notes From America
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Pop rock
Length	44:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Desmond Child
Professional reviews
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Bonnie Tyler chronology
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986) Hide Your Heart / Notes From America (1988) Bitterblue (1991)
Alternate cover
"Notes From America" Cover

Hide Your Heart (AKA Notes From America), is the seventh album by Bonnie Tyler (Columbia CK-44163) released in 1988. It was produced by Desmond Child.

It features the song "Hide Your Heart" that was written by Paul Stanley, Desmond Child and Holly Knight. This song was later covered four times in 1989 on Kiss' Hot in the Shade, Ace Frehley's Trouble Walkin', Robin Beck's Trouble Or Nothin', and Molly Hatchet's "Lightning Strikes Twice".

The song, "The Best", is on this album and it was later covered by Tina Turner. Also included is Bonnie Tyler's remake of Tina Turner's 1986 "Don't Turn Around" (which was also a hit for Aswad in 1988).

Track listing

1. "Notes From America" (Desmond Child/Robbie Seidman) – 4:54
2. "Hide Your Heart" (Paul Stanley/Child/Holly Knight) – 4:25
3. "Don't Turn Around" (Diane Warren/Albert Hammond) – 4:18
4. "Save Up All Your Tears" (Child/Warren) – 4:24
5. "To Love Somebody" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb) – 5:49
6. "Take Another Look At Your Heart" (Michael Bolton/Child) – 3:47
7. "The Best" (Mike Chapman/Knight) – 4:16
8. "Shy With You" (Seidman) – 3:40
9. "Streets Of Little Italy" (Seidman) – 4:37
10. "Turtle Blues" (Janis Joplin) – 4:12

Production Credits

• Engineers - Sir Arthur Payson, Chris Isca
• Assistant Engineer - Chris Isca, Thom Cadley, George Cowan, Jay Healey, Chris Laidlaw, Danny Mormando
• Tenor Sax - Louis Cortelezzi, Lawrence Feldman
• Saxophone - Louis Cortelezzi
• Baritone Sax - Ronnie Cuber
• Bass - Tony Levin, John Regan, John McCurry, Seth Glassman
• Guitar - John McCurry
• Bass Guitar - John McCurry
• Rhythm Guitar - Seth Glassman
• Organ - Chuck Kentis
• Synthesizer - Chuck Kentis
• Keyboards - Chuck Kentis, Holly Knight
• Piano - Gregg Mangiafico, Bette Sussman, Bette Sussmann
• Percussion - Jerry Marotta
• Drums - Jerry Marotta
• Trombone - Keith O'Quinn
• Mixing - Bob Rock, David Thoener
• Conductor, Horn Arrangements - Ralph Schuckett
• Trumpet – Joe Shepley, Joseph J. Shepley
• Mastering - George Marino
• Illustrations - Audrey Bernstein
• Design - Steve Byram
• Photography - John Swannell
• Choir and Chorus - Elaine Caswell, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jerry Marotta, Louis Merlino, Steve Savitt, Joe Lynn Turner, Myriam Naomi Valle
• Other Vocalists - Patricia Darcy, Patty d'Arcy, Janice Payson, Al Scotti, Bernie Shanahan, Melanie Williams

Charts

Album

Single

Turner's first single from the album was The Best, which was the best performing single, reaching #10 in Norway^[1] and #95 in the U.K.^[5] Other singles included Hide Your Heart, Save Up All Your Tears, Don't Turn Around, and the U.S. title track Notes From America.

References

• "Charts All Over the World" singles sales or airplay - http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/