History of My Heart

• Artist: Suzanne Ciani
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• Release Date: 1989
• Total Time: 52:33
• Genre: New Age

Review

With History of My Heart, electronic music/new age pioneer Suzanne Ciani seems to be talking through her bank of keyboards and synths, instead of letting the technology interpret her thoughts. The album's title is played out over 11 tracks tracing the contours of Ciani's romantic peaks and valleys. "Anthem" is just that, a major chord triumph of tinkling keys and slowly building strings. The vintage synth "robotic sigh" of the song's bridge reminds listeners that Ciani is creating her music entirely on electronic equipment. The tentative melody of "Italian Movie" could suggest a drive through the Tuscan countryside with its plucked nylon-guitar effect, while "Inverness" is a conventional new age mood piece, complete with breathy, ethnic flute and fluttering synth and piano. That said, its understated quality is charming in a genre that too often becomes heavy-handed when it's only trying to be light and airy. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Inverness	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Samukee	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Drifting	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Anthem	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Driving		Suzanne Ciani
Eagle	Suzanne Ciani, Tamara Kline	Suzanne Ciani
Mozart	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Jacques		Suzanne Ciani
Italian Movie		Suzanne Ciani
Terra Mesa	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani
Anthem [Piano Version]	Suzanne Ciani	Suzanne Ciani

Credits

Suzanne Ciani (Synthesizer), Suzanne Ciani (Arranger), Suzanne Ciani (Electronic Sounds), Suzanne Ciani (Producer), Suzanne Ciani (Main Performer), Suzanne Ciani (?), Suzanne Ciani (Electronic Arrangement), Steve Kindler (Violin), Teja Bell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Teja Bell (Guitar (Electric)), Junior Homrich (Percussion), Dartanyan Brown (Bass), Stephen Hart (?), Marcia Miget (Saxophone), Leslie Miller (Vocals), Leslie Mona (Engineer), Leslie Mona (Mixing), José Neto (Guitar (Electric)), Kevin Scott (Assistant Engineer), Russel Walder (Horn (English)), Russel Walder (Oboe), Rob Zantay (Lyricon), Norman Moore (Art Direction), Norman Moore (Design), Michael Miller (Photography), Dawn Dover (Violin), Steven Hart (Engineer), Tamara Kline (Arranger), Tamara Kline (Drums), Tamara Kline (Horn), Meg Eldridge (Viola), Meg Eldridge (?), Daniel Levitin (Marketing), Paul Rhodes (Cello), Paul Rhodes (?), Mary Ciani (Artwork), Mary Ciani (Paintings)