''Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter

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, released in 1986. The album features his only top-ten solo single, "

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", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, " Foolish Pride", peaked at number 33.

Track listing

Singles

The album's lead single, "

", reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on October 4, 1986, and remained on the chart for 15 weeks. Receiving significant play on American radio stations across multiple formats, it peaked at No. 3 on the ''

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'' CHR/Pop Airplay chart, No. 24 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, and number 11 on the

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chart. A club play hit as well, the remix version peaked at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Club Play chart on October 15, 1986. The song was ranked as the 53rd most successful song of 1986 across

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in the United States by ''Radio & Records''. "

" also spent 8 weeks in the UK Singles Charts, peaking at No. 28 on August 30, 1986. The next single, " Foolish Pride", peaked at No. 33 on the Hot 100 on the December 6, 1986, remaining on the chart for 13 weeks. It peaked at No. 29 on the ''Radio & Records'' CHR/Pop Airplay chart and No. 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Crossing over to the R&B charts, the single reached number 91 on the ''Billboard''

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chart on December 27, 1986. The single also reached No. 29 on the ''Cashbox'' Top 100. The third single, "I Wasn't Born Yesterday", was released only in the UK and peaked at No. 93 in the UK Singles Chart on December 20, 1986 on its second week in the charts. The final single, "Someone Like You", went to No. 57 on the Hot 100 on February 21, 1987, during an eight-week chart run in early 1987. On the Adult Contemporary chart, it peaked at No. 11.

Critical reception

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commented that ''3 Hearts'' is a record "tied to its time", and that "although he couldn't quite pull it together at the time, of interest as a portrait of where Hall was in 1986."

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was far more critical, giving the record a C and stating that the album was "bloated by endless codas, superfluous instrumentation, hall upon hall of vocal mirrors, and the artist's unshakable confidence that his talent makes him significant."

Production

* Produced by Daryl Hall, Dave Stewart and T-Bone Wolk; "What's Gonna Happen To Us" produced by Daryl Hall. * Recorded between October 1985 and May 1986. * Engineer at Studio de la Grande in Armee,

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– Manu Guiot; assisted by Frederick Defaye and Serge Pauchard. * Engineer at The Church in Crouch End,

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– Jon Bavin; assisted by Stephen Gallifent. * Engineer at Marcus Studios, London – Manu Guiot; assisted by Dick Beetham and Tim Burrell. * Engineers at Right Track Studios,

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– Frank Filipetti and Manu Guiot; assisted by Noah Baron and Paul Hamingson. * Engineer at Electric Lady Studio, New York City – Manu Guiot; assisted by Ken Steiger. * Mixed by

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at Electric Lady Studio, except "For You": Mixed by Frank Filipetti at Electric Lady; Filipetti was assisted by Ken Steiger. * Mastered by

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(New York City, NY). * Art Direction and Design – Jeb Brien and Joe Stelmach * Hand Tinting – Cheryl Winser * Photography – Paul Elledge

Personnel

* Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitars,

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, drum programming * Robbie Kilgore – keyboards * Mike Klvana – keyboards, Synclavier programming * Patrick Seymour – keyboards, E-mu Emulator II sampling * Stephen Gillifant – E-mu Emulator II sampling * Ric Morcombe – guitars * G.E. Smith – guitars * Jamie West-Oram – guitars * David A. Stewart – guitars, guitar solo (1), drum programming * Robbie McIntosh – guitars, guitar solo (4) * Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – guitars, mandolin, bass guitar * Tony Beard – drums, additional percussion * Michel De La Porte – percussion *

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– additional percussion *

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– additional percussion * Jimmy Bralower – drum programming * Manu Guiot – drum programming * Steve Harvey – drum programming * Bob Riley – drum programming * Lenny Pickett – saxophone *

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– saxophone solo (3) *

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– string arrangements and conductor (1) * June Montana – additional backing vocals (1) * Kate St. John – additional backing vocals (1) *

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– additional backing vocals (2, 5) *

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– additional backing vocals (8)

Charts

References

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