''Three Hearts'' is the second solo album by rock musician and former

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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

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" 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,

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* Alvin Taylor –

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– drums,

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(track 6) *

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– keyboards, vocals (tracks 9 & 11) *

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– vocals (track 10) * Steve Foreman – percussion * Gene Page – string arrangements

Technical

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

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* Ken Perry – mastering * Neal Preston, 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