Red Velvet Car

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Red Velvet Car
Studio album by
Heart
ReleasedAugust 31, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
Studio
  • Octopus' Garden (Los Angeles)
  • Lochinkop (Vancouver)[a]
Genre
Length37:46
LabelLegacy
ProducerBen Mink
Heart chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Heart
(2008) 		Red Velvet Car
(2010) 		Strange Euphoria
(2012)
Singles from Red Velvet Car
  1. "WTF"
    Released: August 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Now3/5[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[8]

Red Velvet Car is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on August 31, 2010, by Legacy Recordings. The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with 27,000 copies sold in its first week, making it Heart's first top-10 album since Brigade (1990).[9] It spawned the singles "Hey You" (number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart)[10] and "WTF" (number 19 on the Hot Singles Sales chart).[11]

The album was released with differing track lists according to format in different territories: the standard US CD release features 10 tracks, the European CD and US download version contain 12 tracks, while the Japanese CD and some exclusive download versions contain 13 tracks. Though the 13th track is "Listening" on the Japanese CD, some exclusive download versions replace this with a live 2010 version of "Crazy on You".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There You Go"
3:36
2."WTF"
3:26
3."Red Velvet Car"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
2:59
4."Queen City"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
4:16
5."Hey You"
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
4:13
6."Wheels"
3:06
7."Safronia's Mark"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:54
8."Death Valley"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
3:53
9."Sunflower"
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
3:42
10."Sand" (Lovemongers cover)
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • Frank Cox
4:07
Target exclusive edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Closer to the Sun"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
  • Mink
4:52
12."In the Cool"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
3:54
Australian, Canadian and European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Bootful of Beer"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
2:55
12."Closer to the Sun"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
  • Mink
4:52
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Bootful of Beer"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Mink
2:55
12."Closer to the Sun"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Bartock
  • Mink
4:52
13."Listening" 4:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Red Velvet Car.[12]

Heart

  • Ann Wilson – vocals, flute
  • Nancy Wilson – vocals, guitars, mandolin, autoharp, Dobro
  • Ben Smith – drums, percussion
  • Ric Markmann – bass guitar
  • Ben Mink – guitars, gypsy fiddle, viola, lap steel, programming, vocals, string arrangements

Additional musicians

  • Craig Bartock – Dobro on "Safronia's Mark"
  • Geddy Lee – whistle on "Death Valley"

Technical

  • Ben Mink – production
  • David Leonard – recording, mixing
  • Patrick MacDougall – second engineer
  • Andrew Bodkin, Melanie Mullens, Matthew MacDougall, Masa Fukudome, David Eaman – engineering assistance
  • Craig Waddell – mastering at Gotham City Studios (Vancouver)

Artwork

  • Jesse Higman – cover image
  • Amber McDonald – package design, photos
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photos

Charts

Chart performance for Red Velvet Car
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 243
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 196
US Billboard 200[15] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 12

Notes

  1. ^ Additional recording

References

  1. ^ "Red Velvet Car by Heart Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Red Velvet Car – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Heart, "Red Velvet Car"". Billboard. September 10, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (August 30, 2010). "Album review: Heart's 'Red Velvet Car'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Gillis, Carla (September 2, 2010). "Heart – Red Velvet Car". Now. Vol. 30, no. 1. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Kott, Crispin (November 4, 2010). "Heart: Red Velvet Car". PopMatters. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (August 30, 2010). "Red Velvet Car". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Staunton, Terry (October 2010). "Heart – Red Velvet Car". Uncut. No. 161. p. 94. ISSN 1368-0722.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 8, 2010). "Disturbed Nets Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Asylum'". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Heart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Heart Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.[dead link]
  12. ^ Red Velvet Car (liner notes). Heart. Legacy Recordings. 2010. 88697 73800 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ レッド・ヴェルヴェット・カー | ハート [Red Velvet Car | Heart] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  15. ^ "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Heart Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Heart Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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