Jupiters Darling

Summary

Jupiters Darling is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on June 22, 2004, by Sovereign Artists. Sovereign Artist's marketing director, Paul Angles, simultaneously released their album via file sharing networks,[8] which were included in an amicus curiae brief to the US Supreme Court.[9] Two promotional singles were released simultaneously with the album: "The Oldest Story in the World", which peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Heritage Rock chart,[10] and "The Perfect Goodbye".[11] Heart performed "The Perfect Goodbye" with country singer Wynonna Judd on CMT Crossroads on July 9, 2004.[12]

Jupiters Darling
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
RecordedNovember 2003-March 2004
Studio
  • Whoville (Seattle)
  • The Back Yard (Los Angeles)
  • Ice Station Zebra (Seattle)
  • Vaughn Verdi's house (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length62:04
LabelSovereign Artists
Producer
Heart chronology
Alive in Seattle
(2003)
Jupiters Darling
(2004)
Love Alive
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Daily VaultD[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Mojo[4]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Smash Hits[7]

This album continued the move back to Heart's hard rock and folk rock roots. It peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard 200.

The album cover bears an image of the Mandelbrot set, rotated so the main cardioid is oriented the same way a heart would normally be, with the cusp at top. The album cover art is seen briefly in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, for which Nancy Wilson provided soundtrack music; at the time she was married to the film's director and screenwriter, Cameron Crowe.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make Me"3:57
2."Oldest Story in the World"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:53
3."Things"
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
2:45
4."The Perfect Goodbye"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:37
5."Enough"
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:25
6."Move On"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
5:00
7."I Need the Rain"
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
4:20
8."I Give Up"
3:50
9."Vainglorious"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:57
10."No Other Love"Chuck Prophet4:02
11."Led to One"
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
2:56
12."Down the Nile"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
4:49
13."I'm Fine"
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
2:59
14."Fallen Ones"
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:42
15."Lost Angel"N. Wilson6:56
16."Hello Moonglow"
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
1:56
Total length:62:04
UK edition bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."How Deep It Goes"A. Wilson3:07
18."Fallen Ones" (acoustic)
  • N. Wilson
  • A. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:47
Total length:68:58

Notes edit

  • Upon the album's initial release, an exclusive additional track, "Good Vibrations", was available for a limited time as a digital-only download.

Personnel edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Jupiters Darling.[14]

Heart edit

Additional musicians edit

Technical edit

  • Nancy Wilson – production, mixing
  • Craig Bartock – production, engineering, mixing
  • Dave Dysart – engineering
  • Patrick MacDougall – engineering, mixing
  • Kam Dahlin – engineering
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles)

Artwork edit

  • Nancy Wilson – album design, snapshots
  • Klaus Whitley – album design, graphic design, additional images, angel wings
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photos
  • Sabrina Voll – additional images
  • Patrick MacDougall – additional images
  • Thomas Day – fractal designs
  • Theresa Day – fractal designs

Charts edit

Chart performance for Jupiters Darling
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 222
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 120
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 10
US Billboard 200[18] 94
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 3

References edit

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Jupiters Darling – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Ehret, Michael (February 25, 2009). "Jupiters Darling – Heart". The Daily Vault. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Blumenfeld, Larry (July 16, 2004). "Jupiters Darling". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Heart – Jupiters Darling CD Album". CD Universe.
  5. ^ Wild, David (September 16, 2004). "Albums Review: Heart – Jupiter's Darling". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  6. ^ Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Cranna, Ian (April 18, 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. ISSN 0260-3004.
  8. ^ "The Tangled Web: The Web's Most Intriguing Music-Related Issues & Destinations. This Week: Heart & Morpheus and The Wire's blogs". Billboard. July 27, 2004. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd" (PDF). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011 – via FindLaw.
  10. ^ "Heart Chart History (Heritage Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  11. ^ Newman, Melinda (July 3, 2004). "Wilson Sisters Record New Heart Album For The Fans". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 27. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Wynonna "Perfect Goodbye"". CMT. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2014 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Jupiter's Darling [UK Bonus Tracks] – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Jupiters Darling (liner notes). Heart. Sovereign Artists. 2004. 1953-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ ハートのアルバム売り上げランキング [Heart album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  16. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Heart Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.