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Jupiter's Darling (2004)

Where the lyrics of Jupiter's Darling take you, and where it was really made.

The cover shows the Mandelbrot set turned so its main heart-shaped curve points the right way, and the album was released through file sharing networks on the same day it came out.

Key places

Recording at Whoville, Seattle (2004)

Recording site London Bridge Studio — The album was recorded and mixed at Whoville in Seattle. The point is placed at the city center, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Recording at The Back Yard, Los Angeles (2004)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — The album was also recorded and mixed at The Back Yard in Los Angeles. The point is placed at the city center, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Jupiter's Darling: thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Heart
• Released June 22, 2004 by Sovereign Artists
• An exclusive extra track, "Fireflies and Stars", was offered for a limited time as a digital-only download at first release
• The cover shows the Mandelbrot set rotated so the main cardioid points the way a heart normally would, with the cusp at top

Background

• The album continued Heart's move back to its hard rock and folk rock roots
• Two promotional singles came out with the album: "The Oldest Story in the World" and "The Perfect Goodbye"
• Heart performed "The Perfect Goodbye" with country singer Wynonna Judd on CMT Crossroads on July 9, 2004
• Sovereign Artist's marketing director, Paul Angles, released the album through file sharing networks at the same time

Recording

• Recorded and mixed at Whoville in Seattle, The Back Yard in Los Angeles, Ice Station Zebra in Seattle, and at Vaughn Verdi's house in Los Angeles
• Production credited to Nancy Wilson and Craig Bartock
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles
• Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell played guitar on some tracks

Cover

• The Mandelbrot set image has its cusp at the top, which gives the heart shape
• The cover art was seen briefly in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, which had soundtrack music by Nancy Wilson

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Heart is an American rock band formed in 1974 in the Pacific Northwest, coalescing from earlier projects including the Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973).
• By 1975 the lineup had settled with Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, and Steve Fossen.
• The band rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and folk.

Members

• Ann Wilson (lead vocals, flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals) are the only consistent members across the band's history.
• Early members included Roger Fisher (guitar), Steve Fossen (bass), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards).
• Mark Andes (bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums) joined around 1982 after the earlier lineup changes.

Career

• Debut album Dreamboat Annie (1975) produced the hits "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You" and sold over a million copies.
• The band split from Mushroom Records and signed with Portrait; "Barracuda" became a major hit in 1977.
• A commercial decline in the early 1980s was followed by a mid-1980s comeback led by the album Heart (1985), which produced the No. 1 hit "These Dreams".
• The 1987 single "Alone" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Heart disbanded in 1998, reunited to tour and record several times afterward, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
• The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released June 22, 2004 by Sovereign Artists
• Heart's thirteenth studio album, with the band returning to its hard rock and folk rock roots
• Two promotional singles were released at the same time as the album
• Heart performed "The Perfect Goodbye" with Wynonna Judd on CMT Crossroads on July 9, 2004, to promote the record
• The album was also released through file sharing networks at the same time, a move led by Sovereign Artist's marketing director

Records

• US Billboard 200: peaked at number 94
• "The Oldest Story in the World" peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Heritage Rock chart
• No RIAA certification in the United States
• The album did not reach a high chart position in the US, peaking at 94

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Paul Angles, Sovereign Artist's marketing director, released the album through file sharing networks at the same time as its official release.
• The cover art appears briefly in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, which had soundtrack music by Nancy Wilson.
• Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) and Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) worked on recording some tracks, according to Spanish-language sources.
• The French-language article reports that Sovereign Artists closed its doors after the release, and that the label still owed Heart thousands of dollars.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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