Heart Shaped World by Chris Isaak (CD, Jun-1989, Reprise)

Album Features
UPC:	075992583725
Artist:	Chris Isaak
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1989
Record Label:	Reprise
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Heart Shaped World
2. I'm Not Waiting
3. Don't Make Me Dream About You
4. Kings of the Highway
5. Wicked Game
6. Blue Spanish Sky
7. Wrong to Love You
8. Forever Young
9. Nothing's Changed
10. In the Heat of the Jungle
11. Diddley Daddy - (bonus track)

Details
Playing Time:	46 min.
Contributing Artists:	James Calvin Wilsey, Kenny Dale Johnson, Rowland Salley
Producer:	Erik Jacobsen
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Chris Isaak (vocals, guitar); Rowland Salley (vocals, bass guitar); Kenney Dale Johnson (vocals, drums); James Calvin Wilsey (guitar).Recording information: DAve Wellhausen Studios, San Francisco, CA; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.Chris Isaak's dark, sultry, reverb-drenched "Wicked Game" poured out of radios across the nation in 1990, pushing the sales of HEART SHAPED WORLD well past platinum. With its meandering melody, moody atmospherics, and Isaak's half-baritone, half-falsetto delivery, its popularity was no accident: the song is a piece of pop perfection. Isaak's aesthetic is heavily retro--he borrows from the high, poignant drama of Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley (and even his chiseled features and slicked-back hair seem like something off a Sun Records album cover)--yet he combines his influences in a fresh and compelling way.HEART SHAPED WORLD holds to the promise of "Wicked Game," making for a record that begs to be played at 2:00 in the morning, with neon light streaming through the blinds. It has a haunted, heartbroken quality to it, with the spare instrumentation allowing plenty of room for Isaak's knee-weakening croon to unfurl. Most impressively, Isaak's stylish update of a classic sound makes the record hard to date, assuring its relevance for years to come.

Editorial Reviews
CD Buyer's Guide pretty impressive

Q 3 Stars - Good