Heartland is the third studio album by American country music duo The Judds, released on February 3, 1987 by RCA Records. It features the singles "Don't Be Cruel" (the Elvis Presley song), "Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues", "Turn It Loose", and "I Know Where I'm Going". The album was released in Europe under the title Give a Little Love and featured six bonus tracks. It reached number 1 on England's country albums chart in 1987, soon after The Judds toured there.[1]
Billboard reviewed the album in the issue dated February 7, 1987. The review said, "With each new outing, the Judds become more vocally adventurous and more eager to assert their delicate mastery over wide-ranging material, new and old. This album–as mournfully country as "The Sweetest Gift" and as airily jazzy as "Cow Cow Boogie"–floats confidently just above grasping tentacles of format. Maher relies almost totally on acoustic backing to trace and emphasize the Judds' vocal beauty; Heartland has all the elements to earn the Judds universal acceptance."[3]
Cashbox published a review of the album in the February 28, 1987 issue which said, "The names under these cuts are a testament in themselves to the star power the mama/daughter duo now possesses: Don Schlitz, Craig Bickhardt, Brent Maher, KT. Oslin, Troy Seals — and on and on. There are some standouts in the crowd nonetheless, including "Turn It Loose", "Old Pictures", and the citified, tongue-in-cheek "Cow Cow Boogie". And, men, you don't need Dr. Ruth–just listen to "Maybe Your Baby’s Got The Blues"."[4]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album three out of five starts. He felt the album "walks a thin line between roots rock and mainstream country," but criticized it as sounding "a tad uneven...because the great songs...outshine the ballads." He concluded that this "doesn't make [it] a bad or substandard record in any way, just one that creates a tension within itself that remains unresolved."[2]
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Heartland is the third studio album by American country music duo The Judds released on February 3 1987 by RCA Records It features the singles Don t Be Cruel the Elvis Presley song Maybe Your Baby s Got The Blues Turn It Loose and I Know Where I m Going The album was released in Europe under the title Give a Little Love and featured six bonus tracks It reached number 1 on England s country albums chart in 1987 soon after The Judds toured there 1 HeartlandStudio album by The JuddsReleasedFebruary 2 1987GenreCountryLength32 36LabelRCA VictorProducerBrent MaherThe Judds chronologyRockin with the Rhythm 1985 Heartland 1987 Christmas Time with the Judds 1987 Singles from Heartland Don t Be Cruel Released January 1987 I Know Where I m Going Released April 27 1987 Maybe Your Baby s Got the Blues Released August 17 1987 Turn It Loose Released January 9 1988 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Billboard reviewed the album in the issue dated February 7 1987 The review said With each new outing the Judds become more vocally adventurous and more eager to assert their delicate mastery over wide ranging material new and old This album as mournfully country as The Sweetest Gift and as airily jazzy as Cow Cow Boogie floats confidently just above grasping tentacles of format Maher relies almost totally on acoustic backing to trace and emphasize the Judds vocal beauty Heartland has all the elements to earn the Judds universal acceptance 3 Cashbox published a review of the album in the February 28 1987 issue which said The names under these cuts are a testament in themselves to the star power the mama daughter duo now possesses Don Schlitz Craig Bickhardt Brent Maher KT Oslin Troy Seals and on and on There are some standouts in the crowd nonetheless including Turn It Loose Old Pictures and the citified tongue in cheek Cow Cow Boogie And men you don t need Dr Ruth just listen to Maybe Your Baby s Got The Blues 4 Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album three out of five starts He felt the album walks a thin line between roots rock and mainstream country but criticized it as sounding a tad uneven because the great songs outshine the ballads He concluded that this doesn t make it a bad or substandard record in any way just one that creates a tension within itself that remains unresolved 2 Track listing editHeartland track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Don t Be Cruel Otis BlackwellElvis Presley2 282 I m Falling in Love Tonight Craig BickhardtBrent MaherDon Potter3 443 Turn It Loose BickhardtMaherDon Schlitz3 434 Old Pictures Jerry GillespieK T Oslin4 295 Cow Cow Boogie Benny CarterGene de PaulDon Raye3 316 Maybe Your Baby s Got the Blues Graham LyleTroy Seals3 317 I Know Where I m Going Bickhardt Maher Schlitz3 388 Why Don t You Believe Me MaherPotterSchlitz3 279 The Sweetest Gift A Mother s Smile James B Coats3 53 UK Give a Little Love bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length10 Give a Little Love to Me BickhardtPotterMaher3 0411 Had a Dream For the Heart Dennis Linde3 1012 John Deere Tractor Lawrence Hammond3 2813 Isn t He a Strange One Kent Robbins3 2514 Blue Nun Cafe Harlan HowardMaher2 2715 Change of Heart Naomi Judd3 28 Note Track 10 is previously unreleased while tracks 11 15 are taken from the 1984 EP Wynonna amp Naomi Personnel editThe JuddsNaomi Judd vocals Wynonna Judd vocalsAdditional MusiciansBobby Ogdin organ piano Craig Bickhardt Mark Casstevens acoustic guitar electric guitar Don Potter acoustic guitar Sonny Garrish pedal steel guitar dobro Kirk Jelly Roll Johnson harmonica Craig Nelson acoustic bass bass guitar Jack Williams bass guitar David Schnaufer dulcimer Eddie Bayers drums Farrell Morris percussion The Jordanaires backing vocals on Don t Be Cruel Emmylou Harris duet vocals on The Sweetest Gift A Mother s Smile ProductionProduced amp Mixed by Brent Maher Engineered by Brent Maher Joe Funderburk amp Jim McKell Mastered by Glenn MeadowsCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1987 PeakpositionCanadian Albums RPM 40US Billboard 200 5 52US Top Country Albums Billboard 6 1 Year end charts edit Chart 1987 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 7 6Chart 1988 PositionUS Top Country Albums Billboard 8 17References edit Hurst Jack March 26 1987 On the Record Chicago Tribune p 12 a b Heartland The Judds AllMusic Retrieved May 11 2022 Reviews Albums Spotlight PDF World Radio History Billboard February 7 1987 p 70 Retrieved May 11 2022 Country Album Reviews February 28 1987 World Radio History Cashbox p 36 Retrieved May 11 2022 The Judds Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 5 2021 The Judds Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved June 5 2021 Top Country Albums Year End 1987 Billboard Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved June 5 2021 Top Country Albums Year End 1988 Billboard Archived from 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