Three Hearts is the second solo album by rock musician and former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch.
Just like Welch's previous effort French Kiss, Three Hearts was a commercial success. The album reached number 20 on the US charts in 1979 and went gold. It spawned a hit single, "Precious Love", which peaked at number 19, making it Welch's last top 20 hit. "Church" was also a small hit, and peaked at number 73. "Don't Wait Too Long" is a reworking of "Good Things (Come to Those who Wait)", a Welch composition that had been left off the Fleetwood Mac album Mystery to Me.
The album was reissued by Culture Factory in 2013 in a miniature replica LP sleeve, with 3 bonus cuts including the French version of "Precious Love". However, to this day, the 12-inch extended mix of "Precious Love" has never been released on CD.
Track listing All songs by Bob Welch except where noted
"3 Hearts" – 3:23 "Oh Jenny" – 4:17 "I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:53 "Here Comes the Night" – 3:03 "China" – 3:21 "The Ghost of Flight 401" – 3:16 "Precious Love" – 3:12 "Church" – 3:06 "Come Softly to Me" (Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis) – 2:42 "Devil Wind" – 4:03 "Don't Wait Too Long" – 3:50 "Little Star" – 3:41
Bonus tracks on 2012 CD re-issue "3 Hearts" [Alternate Version] – 3:20 "Une Fille Comme Toi" [French Version of Precious Love] – 3:13 "Something Strong" [B-side of Precious Love] – 3:55
Personnel Musicians Bob Welch – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards Todd Sharp – guitar David Adelstein – keyboards, synthesizer Alvin Taylor – drums Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion (track 6) Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals (tracks 9 & 11) Stevie Nicks – vocals (track 10) Steve Foreman – percussion Gene Page – string arrangements
Technical John Carter – producer Richard Dashut – producer (track 6) Warren Dewey – engineer Ken Perry – mastering Neal Preston, Olivier Ferrand, Sam Emerson – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1979) PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)49
Year-end charts Chart (1979)PositionCanada (RPM)97
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