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Infobox album | | Name = Passionworks| Type = Album | Artist = Heart (band)|Heart | Cover = Passionworks.jpg| Released = 20 August 1983| Recorded = Studio 56 , Los Angeles Wally Heider Studios , San Francisco , California , MarchJune 1983| Genre = Hard Rock | Length = 42:00| Label = Epic Records|Epic | Producer = Keith Olsen | Last album = Private Audition (1982)| This album = Passionworks (1983)| Next album = Heart (Heart album)|Heart (1985)Album ratings| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = Rating|3|5cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/passionworks-r9132/review | title = Heart Passionworks review | accessdate = 2011-08-03 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation | noprose = yes Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart (band)|Heart , in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, "How Can I Refuse? " hit No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 1 week. Passionworks was the band's final album with Epic Records before their comeback-fueled move to Capitol Records . It is the first Heart album to feature Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes , who had replaced longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen .
In 2009, Passionworks was rereleased on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with Private Audition .
Track listing
#" How Can I Refuse " ( Ann Wilson , Nancy Wilson (guitarist)|Nancy Wilson , Sue Ennis , Howard Leese , Mark Andes , Denny Carmassi ) 3:52 #"Blue Guitar" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Leese, Andes, Carmassi) 3:54 #"Johnny Moon" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis) 4:00 #"Sleep Alone" (A. Wilson, Ennis) 4:12 #"Together Now" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis) 3:50 #" Allies (song)|Allies " ( Jonathan Cain ) 4:44 #"(Beat By) Jealousy" (A. Wilson, Ennis) 3:18 #"Heavy Heart" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Keith Olsen ) 3:50 #"Love Mistake" (N. Wilson) 3:28 #"Language of Love" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis) 3:38 #"Ambush" (A. Wilson, Ennis) 3:14
Chart performance
Chart (1983)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200cite web
39
Performers
Band members
Ann Wilson singing|lead vocals , backing vocalist|background vocals
Nancy Wilson (guitarist)|Nancy Wilson lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar , electric guitar , synthesizer
Howard Leese electric guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
Mark Andes bass guitar , background vocals
Denny Carmassi drum kit|drums
Additional musicians
Lynn Wilson background vocals
David Paich piano , synthesizer
Steve Porcaro synthesizer
Production
Produced by Keith Olsen
Engineered by Keith Olsen , Brian Foraker and Dennis Sager
Mastered by Greg Fulginiti
References
Reflist Heart (band) Category:Heart (band) albums Category:1983 albums Category:Albums produced by Keith Olsen
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