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'''''Passionworks''''' is the seventh studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Heart (band)|Heart]]. It was released on August 20, 1983, by [[Epic Records]]. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. It is the first Heart album to feature [[Denny Carmassi]] and [[Mark Andes]], who had replaced longtime members Mike Derosier and Steve Fossen. ''Passionworks'' was the band's final album with [[Epic Records]] before their comeback-fueled move to [[Capitol Records]]. It reached number 39 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="bb200"/> The album's lead single, "[[How Can I Refuse?]]", peaked at number 44 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for one week.<ref name="singles">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180/awards |title=Passionworks – Heart {{!}} Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=June 4, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315032739/http://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180/awards |archivedate=March 15, 2016}}</ref> The second single, "[[Allies (song)|Allies]]", peaked at number 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="singles"/>
'''''Passionworks''''' is the seventh studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Heart (band)|Heart]], released in August 1983, by [[Epic Records]]. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. It is the first Heart album to feature [[Denny Carmassi]] and [[Mark Andes]], who had replaced longtime members Mike Derosier and [[Steve Fossen]]. ''Passionworks'' was the band's final album with [[Epic Records]] before their comeback-fueled move to [[Capitol Records]]. It reached number 39 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="bb200"/> The album's lead single, "[[How Can I Refuse?]]", peaked at number 44 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for one week.<ref name="singles">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180/awards |title=Passionworks – Heart {{!}} Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315032739/http://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180/awards |archive-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> The second single, "[[Allies (song)|Allies]]", peaked at number 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="singles"/>


On July 13, 2009, ''Passionworks'' was re-released in the United Kingdom by [[BGO Records]] as a double CD with the band's previous album ''[[Private Audition]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Private-Audition-Passionworks-Heart/dp/B002BF9O90 |title=Private Audition / Passionworks |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |location=United Kingdom |accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/private-audition-passionworks-mw0000823858 |title=Private Audition/Passionworks – Heart |website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
On July 13, 2009, ''Passionworks'' was re-released in the United Kingdom by [[BGO Records]] as a double CD with the band's previous album ''[[Private Audition]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Private-Audition-Passionworks-Heart/dp/B002BF9O90 |title=Private Audition / Passionworks |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |location=United Kingdom |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/private-audition-passionworks-mw0000823858 |title=Private Audition/Passionworks – Heart |website=AllMusic |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>


==Remastering of tracks==
==Re-recording of tracks==
Heart's sixteenth studio album, ''[[Beautiful Broken]]'' (2016), contains two remastered tracks from ''Passionworks'', along with a few other remastered songs from their 1980s era and a few new ones. These two tracks are "Johnny Moon" and "Language of Love". In an interview with ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'', [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] explained the idea to remaster the songs, saying, "Like, 'Wow, these songs were so misunderstood production-wise.' And I thought I would love a chance to redesign and reimagine them in the studio."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masley|first=Ed|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/18/heart-interview-nancy-wilson-beautiful-broken/88971808/|title=Heart interview: Nancy Wilson on reinventing the '80s in the '70s spirit for excellent 'Beautiful Broken'|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref>
Heart's sixteenth studio album, ''[[Beautiful Broken]]'' (2016), contains two re-recorded tracks from ''Passionworks'', along with a few other re-recorded songs from their 1980s era and a few new ones. These two tracks are "Johnny Moon" and "Language of Love". In an interview with ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'', [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] explained the idea to re-record the songs, saying, "Like, 'Wow, these songs were so misunderstood production-wise.' And I thought I would love a chance to redesign and reimagine them in the studio."<ref>{{cite web |last=Masley |first=Ed |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/18/heart-interview-nancy-wilson-beautiful-broken/88971808/ |title=Heart interview: Nancy Wilson on reinventing the '80s in the '70s spirit for excellent 'Beautiful Broken' |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=August 18, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180 |title=Passionworks – Heart |website=AllMusic |accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Alex |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-mw0000190180 |title=Passionworks – Heart |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite web |last=Somay |first=Errol |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/heart/albums/album/189788/review/5945862/passion_works |title=Heart: Passion Works : Music Reviews |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 27, 1983 |accessdate=April 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605235342/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/heart/albums/album/189788/review/5945862/passion_works |archivedate=June 5, 2008}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |last=Somay |first=Errol |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/heart/albums/album/189788/review/5945862/passion_works |title=Heart: Passion Works : Music Reviews |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 27, 1983 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605235342/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/heart/albums/album/189788/review/5945862/passion_works |archive-date=June 5, 2008}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coleman |first1=Mark |last2=Berger |first2=Arion |chapter=Heart |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Heart+Passionworks&pg=PA372 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition=4th |location=New York City |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/372 372] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coleman |first1=Mark |last2=Berger |first2=Arion |chapter=Heart |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA372 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |edition=4th |location=New York |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/372 372] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}</ref>
}}
}}
Alex Henderson of [[AllMusic]] wrote, "''Passionworks'' isn't recommended to casual listeners, but serious Heart devotees will find it to be an enjoyable way for the Wilson sisters to end their Epic period."<ref name="allmusic"/> Errol Somay of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that the album "seems like the soundtrack to an off-Broadway show that closed after two nights", concluding, "Almost totally lacking in hummable tunes and danceable rhythms, ''Passionworks'' does little more than showcase Ann Wilson's vocal pyrotechnics."<ref name="rs"/>
Errol Somay of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that the album "seems like the soundtrack to an off-Broadway show that closed after two nights", concluding, "Almost totally lacking in hummable tunes and danceable rhythms, ''Passionworks'' does little more than showcase Ann Wilson's vocal pyrotechnics."<ref name="rs"/> Alex Henderson of [[AllMusic]] wrote restrospectively, "''Passionworks'' isn't recommended to casual listeners, but serious Heart devotees will find it to be an enjoyable way for the Wilson sisters to end their Epic period."<ref name="allmusic"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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* Brian Foraker – engineering
* Brian Foraker – engineering
* Dennis Sager – engineering
* Dennis Sager – engineering
* [[Greg Fulginiti]] – mastering at [[Artisan Sound Recorders]]
* [[Greg Fulginiti]] – mastering at [[Artisan Sound Recorders]] (California)


===Artwork===
===Artwork===
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{album chart|Canada|7|chartid=4317b|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|Canada|7|chartid=4317b|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2020}}
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{{album chart|Billboard200|39|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2020|refname="bb200"}}
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! scope="row"| US [[Top Rock Albums|Rock Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1983/1983-09-17-Billboard-Page-0028.pdf |title=Rock Albums |magazine=Billboard |volume=95 |issue=38 |date=September 17, 1983 |page=24 |issn=0006-2510 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
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{{album chart|Billboard200|39|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 23, 2020|refname="bb200"}}
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Latest revision as of 06:24, 26 April 2024

Passionworks
Studio album by
Heart
ReleasedAugust 1983 (1983-08)
RecordedMarch–June 1983
Genre
Length42:00
LabelEpic
ProducerKeith Olsen
Heart chronology
Private Audition
(1982) 		Passionworks
(1983) 		Heart
(1985)
Singles from Passionworks
  1. "How Can I Refuse?"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Allies"
    Released: October 1983

Passionworks is the seventh studio album by American rock band Heart, released in August 1983, by Epic Records. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. It is the first Heart album to feature Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes, who had replaced longtime members Mike Derosier and Steve Fossen. Passionworks was the band's final album with Epic Records before their comeback-fueled move to Capitol Records. It reached number 39 on the US Billboard 200.[1] The album's lead single, "How Can I Refuse?", peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week.[2] The second single, "Allies", peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

On July 13, 2009, Passionworks was re-released in the United Kingdom by BGO Records as a double CD with the band's previous album Private Audition.[3][4]

Re-recording of tracks[edit]

Heart's sixteenth studio album, Beautiful Broken (2016), contains two re-recorded tracks from Passionworks, along with a few other re-recorded songs from their 1980s era and a few new ones. These two tracks are "Johnny Moon" and "Language of Love". In an interview with The Arizona Republic, Nancy Wilson explained the idea to re-record the songs, saying, "Like, 'Wow, these songs were so misunderstood production-wise.' And I thought I would love a chance to redesign and reimagine them in the studio."[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

Errol Somay of Rolling Stone felt that the album "seems like the soundtrack to an off-Broadway show that closed after two nights", concluding, "Almost totally lacking in hummable tunes and danceable rhythms, Passionworks does little more than showcase Ann Wilson's vocal pyrotechnics."[7] Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote restrospectively, "Passionworks isn't recommended to casual listeners, but serious Heart devotees will find it to be an enjoyable way for the Wilson sisters to end their Epic period."[6]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Can I Refuse?"
3:52
2."Blue Guitar"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Leese
  • Andes
  • Carmassi
  • Ennis
3:54
3."Johnny Moon"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
4:00
4."Sleep Alone"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
4:12
5."Together Now"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Allies"Jonathan Cain4:44
7."(Beat by) Jealousy"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:18
8."Heavy Heart"
3:50
9."Love Mistake"N. Wilson3:28
10."Language of Love"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:38
11."Ambush"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:14

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Passionworks.[9]

Heart[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Keith Olsen – arrangements
  • David Paich – piano (track 6); synthesizers (tracks 1–3, 6, 10)
  • Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (track 11); synthesizer programming
  • Lynn Wilson – background vocals (track 6)

Technical[edit]

Artwork[edit]

  • Neal Preston – concept, photography
  • Tony Lane – art direction
  • Isgo Lepejian – black-and-white photographic prints

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Passionworks
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 7
US Billboard 200[1] 39
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Passionworks – Heart | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Private Audition / Passionworks". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Private Audition/Passionworks – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Masley, Ed (August 18, 2016). "Heart interview: Nancy Wilson on reinventing the '80s in the '70s spirit for excellent 'Beautiful Broken'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Passionworks – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Somay, Errol (October 27, 1983). "Heart: Passion Works : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Passionworks (liner notes). Heart. Epic Records. 1983. QE 38800.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4317b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rock Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 38. September 17, 1983. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
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