''Three Hearts'' is the second solo album by rock musician and former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch. Just like Welch's previous effort ''

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'', ''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 # "

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" ( 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 # "

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, 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" lternate Version– 3:20 # "Une Fille Comme Toi" rench Version of Precious Love– 3:13 # "Something Strong" -side of Precious Love– 3:55

Personnel

Musicians

* Bob Welch –

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, keyboards * Todd Sharp – guitar * David Adelstein – keyboards, synthesizer *

Alvin Taylor Alvin Taylor (born March 26, 1953) is an American drummer, producer and musical director, who is best known for his work with Elton John, Eric Burdon, George Harrison, Billy Preston, and Bob Welch. Early life and career Alvin Taylor start ...

– drums *

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– drums,

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(track 6) *

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– keyboards, vocals (tracks 9 & 11) * Stevie Nicks – vocals (track 10) * Steve Foreman – percussion *

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– string arrangements

Technical

* John Carter – producer * Richard Dashut – producer (track 6) * Warren Dewey –

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* Ken Perry – mastering *

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, Olivier Ferrand, Sam Emerson –

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Charts

References

1979 albums Bob Welch (musician) albums Albums arranged by Gene Page Albums produced by Richard Dashut Capitol Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders {{1970s-rock-album-stub