Heart of Stone

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Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone cover
Studio album by Cher
Released June 19, 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre Pop, rock
Length 47:57
Label Geffen Records
Producer(s) David Geffen
Professional reviews
Cher chronology

Cher
(1987)
Heart of Stone
(1989)
Love Hurts
(1991)


Alternate cover
Original album artwork
Original album artwork

Heart of Stone was Cher's second album for Geffen Records.

Contents

[edit] Album information

Heart of Stone became her most successful album at the time until Love Hurts managed to sell hundreds of thousands of copies more, although it's still regarded by many fans as her best. Like on her previous album, Cher, Michael Bolton, Jon Bon Jovi, Diane Warren and Desmond Child performed songwriting and/or producing duties.

The album was originally released with cover artwork featuring Cher sitting in front of a heart made of stone, creating the illusion of a skull (see picture below). The artwork was changed shortly after its release, making copies with the original artwork collector's items.

The album sparked five hit singles, "If I Could Turn Back Time", "Just Like Jesse James", "Heart of Stone", and "After All" including "You Wouldn't Know Love" which was certified gold in the UK and received minor success in Ireland.

[edit] Additional recordings

Cher recorded two other songs for the album "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" and "Some Guys" but neither made the final cut. A remixed version of "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" was included on the Geffen compilation album "If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits". The reissue of the album, however, does not include the song. A demo version of "Some Guys" was included on the "If I Could Turn Back Time" 7 inch single.

[edit] Remixes

"Heart of Stone" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" were both slightly remixed and included those versions on the single. However, only the "Heart of Stone" remix is available on CD on the compilation "If I Could Turn Back Time, Cher's Greatest Hits" issued by Geffen Records.

[edit] Track listing

# Song Composers Duration
1 If I Could Turn Back Time Warren 4:16
2 Just Like Jesse James Child; Warren 4:06
3 You Wouldn't Know Love Bolton; Warren 3:30
4 Heart of Stone Hill; Sinfield 4:21
5 Still in Love With You Bolton; Halligan, Jr. 3:08
6 Love on a Rooftop Child; Warren 4:22
7 Emotional Fire Child; Warren; Bolton 3:53
8 All Because of You Lind; Schifrin 3:30
9 Does Anyone Really Fall in Love Anymore? Bon Jovi; Sambora; Child; Warren 4:12
10 Starting Over Bolton; Cain 4:09
11 Kiss to Kiss Lind; D'Astugues; Goldstein 4:23
12 After All 1 2 Snow; Pitchford 4:07

[edit] Footnotes

1 Love theme from Chances Are.
2 Duet with Peter Cetera.

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart positions Sales
U.S.
Hot100		 U.S.
Sales		 U.S.
AC		 CAN UK GER NOR SWE IRE POL AUS
1989 "After All" 1 6 4 1 6 - - - - 24 - - 1.50m
1989 "If I Could Turn Back Time" 3 2 1 7 6 16 1 11 6 36 1 4.00m
1990 "Just Like Jesse James" 8 6 9 - 11 38 - - 10 19 22 1.50m
1990 "Heart of Stone" 20 21 30 26 43 23 - - 24 18 - 1.00m
1990 "You Wouldn't Know Love" 2 - - - - 55 - - - 29 16 - 0.30m

[edit] Footnotes

1 Released in North America only.
2 Released in the UK and Ireland only.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 10
Austrian Albums Chart 15
German Albums Chart 19
Norwegian Albums Chart 11
UK Albums Chart 7
world wide sales 10,800,000

[edit] Chart trajectories

U.S. Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
88
81
70
61
49
34
25
20
16
13
13
11
10
10
11
15
16
17
18
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
23
24
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Position
28
34
34
40
41
45
44
47
46
45
50
47
49
61
70
69
80
111
133
143
156
165
181
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[edit] Certifications

Country Providers Certification
United States RIAA 3x Platinum
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