Shot Through the Heart

• Artist: Jennifer Warnes
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• Release Date: 1979 05
• Genre: Rock

Review

Having compromised on her Arista debut and gotten a hit single for her trouble, Jennifer Warnes took charge of the recording of her second Arista album, co-producing it and writing three songs, including the title track. It was hard to miss the point when Warnes covered Dionne Warwick's 1963 hit "Don't Make Me Over" (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) that she was finished with having people tell her what to do. On her own, her taste was impeccable, her song choices including the work of Jesse Winchester, Bob Dylan, and Stephen Foster, and her own songwriting was good, too. She also managed to satisfy the commercial expectations aroused by her previous album, with "I Know a Heartache When I See One" rising into the country Top Ten and the pop and adult contemporary Top 40. (She also made it into all three charts with "Don't Make Me Over" and into the pop and AC charts with "When the Feeling Comes Around.") She proved an adept producer, achieving a smooth pop/rock sound. With session stars like Andrew Gold aboard, Warnes succeeded in making what sounded like the great lost Linda Ronstadt album. Granted, she handled strong material like Dylan's "Sign on the Window" better than Ronstadt could, but Ronstadt had originated this kind of '70s L.A. country/pop/rock style, and it was impossible to do it without sounding like you were copying her. Maybe that was why, despite three chart singles, the album wasn't a big commercial success. In turn, the disappointing sales may have injured Warnes' relationship with Arista. Instead of releasing another new album, Arista followed with a best-of, and Warnes didn't release another new album until 1987. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Shot Through the Heart	Jennifer Warnes	Jennifer Warnes	(4:18)
I Know a Heartache When I See One (Lyrics)	Kerry Chater, Charlie Black	Jennifer Warnes	(3:30)
Don't Make Me Over	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Jennifer Warnes	(4:22)
You Remember Me	Jesse Winchester	Jennifer Warnes	(4:41)
Sign on the Window	Bob Dylan	Jennifer Warnes	(2:46)
I'm Restless	Jennifer Warnes	Jennifer Warnes	(4:16)
Tell Me Just One More Time	Leo Sayer, Tom Snow	Jennifer Warnes	(2:39)
When the Feeling Comes Around	Rick Cunha	Jennifer Warnes	(3:17)
Frankie in the Rain	Jennifer Warnes	Jennifer Warnes	(2:49)
Hard Times (Come Again No More)	Stephen Foster	Jennifer Warnes	(3:34)

Credits

Jennifer Warnes (Producer), Ricky Fataar (Drums), Penny Nichols (Vocals), Mike Finnigan (Vocals), Chico Goldsmith (Percussion), Rob Fraboni (Vocals), Brock Walsh (Vocals), Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra (Arranger), Brock Walsh (Keyboards), Denny Seiwell (Drums), Bill Elliott (Piano), Andrew Gold (Drums), Kenny Edwards (Vocals), Jim Gordon (Drums), Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (Bass), Jennifer Warnes (Arranger), Brian Russell (Vocals), Andrew Gold (Bass), Rob Fraboni (Producer), Andrew Gold (Guitar), Jennifer Warnes (Keyboards), Blondie Chaplin (Vocals), Jennifer Warnes (Vocals), Doug Livingston (Piano), Mark Olson (Keyboards), Kenny Edwards (Keyboards), Howard "Buzz" Feiten (Guitar), Walt Richmond (Keyboards), Blondie Chaplin (Guitar), Andrew Gold (Keyboards), Bob Glaub (Drums), Marty Grebb (Keyboards)

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