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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
|Name=Heart of Mine
| name = Heart of Mine
|Cover= Bob Dylan Heart of Mine.jpg
| cover = Bob Dylan Heart of Mine.jpg
| alt =
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|Artist=Bob Dylan
| type = single
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|from Album=[[Shot of Love]]
| artist = Bob Dylan
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|B-side="Let It Be Me" (Europe) <br />"Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" (USA)
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| album = [[Shot of Love]]
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|Released= July 1981 (Europe) <br />September 1981 (USA)
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| B-side = {{ubl|"Let It Be Me" (Europe)|"[[The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar]]" (USA)}}
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|Recorded= May 15, 1981
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| released = July 1981 (Europe) <br />September 1981 (USA)
|Format=[[gramophone record|7"]] [[Single (music)|single]]
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| recorded = May 15, 1981
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|Length= 4:32 (album version)<br />3:30 (single version)
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|Label=[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bob-dylan-comes-to-god-in-an-arizona-hotel-room-6449653|title=Bob Dylan Comes to God in an Arizona Hotel Room|author=Woodbury, Jason P.|date=July 14, 2011|newspaper=Phoenix New Times|access-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref>|[[reggae]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/bob-dylan-1002.aspx|title=Saturday Night Special: Bob Dylan, Shot of Love|author=Vaughan, Andrew|date=October 2, 2010|access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref>}}
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|Writer=[[Bob Dylan]]
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| length = 4:32 (album version)<br />3:30 (single version)
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|Producer= [[Chuck Plotkin]] and Bob Dylan
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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Last single = "Saved"<br />(1980)
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| writer = [[Bob Dylan]]
| This single = "'''Heart of Mine'''"<br />(1981)
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| Next single = "Dead Man, Dead Man"<br />(1981)
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* [[Chuck Plotkin]]
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| prev_title = Saved
| Name = "Heart of Mine"
| prev_year = 1980
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| next_title = Dead Man, Dead Man
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'''"Heart of Mine"''' is a song by [[Bob Dylan]] that appeared on his 1981 album ''[[Shot of Love]]''. Recorded on May 15, 1981, it was released as a single, and reached No.&nbsp;8 in Norway. A live version of the composition was released on ''[[Biograph (album)|Biograph]]'' in 1985.
'''"Heart of Mine"''' is a song by [[Bob Dylan]] that appeared on his 1981 album ''[[Shot of Love]]''. Recorded on May 15, 1981, it was released as a single, and reached No.&nbsp;8 in Norway. A live version of the composition was released on ''[[Biograph (album)|Biograph]]'' in 1985.
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==Recording==
==Recording==
The music of "Heart of Mine" has been described as having a "loose, garagey" feel encompassing a "vaguely [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]]/[[Caribbean music|Caribbean]] vibe", and featuring "loosey-goosey piano" by Dylan.<ref name=Janovitz>{{harvnb|Janovitz}}</ref> Dylan's piano playing has also been described as "[[Honky_tonk#Music|honky-tonk]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Rogovoy|2009|p=229}}</ref>
The music of "Heart of Mine" has been described as having a "loose, garagey" feel encompassing a "vaguely [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]]/[[Caribbean music|Caribbean]] vibe", and featuring "loosey-goosey piano" by Dylan.<ref name=Janovitz>{{harvnb|Janovitz}}</ref> Dylan's piano playing has also been described as "[[Honky tonk#Music|honky-tonk]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Rogovoy|2009|p=229}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Bob Dylan]] - vocals, [[piano]]
* [[Ringo Starr]] – [[Tom-tom drum|Tom-toms]]<ref name=James>{{harvnb|James|2006|p=160}}</ref>
* [[Ronnie Wood]] – [[Guitar]]<ref name=James/>
* [[Ringo Starr]] – [[drums]]<ref name=James>{{harvnb|James|2006|p=160}}</ref>
* [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] – [[Bass guitar|Bass]]<ref name=James/>
* [[Ronnie Wood]] – [[guitar]]<ref name=James/>
* [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]]<ref name=James/>
* [[Clydie King]] - vocals


==Release==
==Release==
In Europe, "Heart of Mine" was released as a single in July 1981,<ref name=Shelton>{{harvnb|Shelton|1986|p=555}}</ref> at a length of 3:30 (compared with 4:32 for the album version).<ref name=norwegiancharts>{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – Heart of Mine}}</ref> The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was "Let It Be Me",<ref name=Shelton/> written by M. Curtis, P. Delanoe, and G. Becaud.<ref>{{harvnb|Let It Be Me}}</ref> Dylan had released a different version of the song on his 1970 album ''[[Self Portrait (Bob Dylan album)|Self Portrait]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Dylan Ends French Tour}}</ref> but the non-album B-side of "Heart of Mine" was newly recorded during the ''Shot of Love'' sessions.<ref>{{harvnb|Heylin|1995|pp=137, 139}}</ref> As a single, "Heart of Mine" reached No.&nbsp;8 in Norway, and spent six weeks in the Norwegian Top&nbsp;10.<ref name=norwegiancharts/> "Heart of Mine" was released on ''Shot of Love'' in August 1981.<ref name=norwegiancharts/>
In Europe, "Heart of Mine" was released as a single in July 1981,<ref name=Shelton>{{harvnb|Shelton|1986|p=555}}</ref> at a length of 3:30 (compared with 4:32 for the album version).<ref name=norwegiancharts>{{harvnb|Bob Dylan – Heart of Mine}}</ref> The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] was "[[Let It Be Me (The Everly Brothers song)|Let It Be Me]]",<ref name=Shelton/> written by M. Curtis, P. Delanoe, and G. Becaud.<ref>{{harvnb|Let It Be Me}}</ref> Dylan had released a different version of the song on his 1970 album ''[[Self Portrait (Bob Dylan album)|Self Portrait]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Dylan Ends French Tour}}</ref> but the non-album B-side of "Heart of Mine" was newly recorded during the ''Shot of Love'' sessions.<ref>{{harvnb|Heylin|1995|pp=137, 139}}</ref> As a single, "Heart of Mine" reached No.&nbsp;8 in Norway, and spent six weeks in the Norwegian Top&nbsp;10.<ref name=norwegiancharts/> "Heart of Mine" was released on ''Shot of Love'' in August 1981.<ref name=norwegiancharts/>


In the United States, the single was released in September 1981, with "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" as the B-side.<ref name=Shelton/> "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" originally did not appear on the ''Shot of Love'' album; it first appeared on ''Biograph'' in 1985, but was later added to subsequent releases of ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|James|2006|p=164}}</ref> Also on ''Biograph'', Dylan included a live version of "Heart of Mine", recorded on November 10, 1981, in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].<ref>{{harvnb|Björner|2003}}</ref>
In the United States, the single was released in September 1981, with "[[The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar]]" as the B-side.<ref name=Shelton/> "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" originally did not appear on the ''Shot of Love'' album; it first appeared on ''Biograph'' in 1985, but was later added to subsequent releases of ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|James|2006|p=164}}</ref> Also on ''Biograph'', Dylan included a live version of "Heart of Mine", recorded on November 10, 1981, in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].<ref>{{harvnb|Björner|2003}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Writer Jeff Perkins describes "Heart of Mine" as a highlight of ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|Perkins|2012}}</ref> Critic Sean Egan calls the song "sweet and vulnerable",<ref>{{harvnb|Egan|2011|p=326}}</ref> but considers the live version on ''Biograph'' "immediately superior", due to the "suffocatingly bad production" on ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|Egan|2011|p=354}}</ref> Bill Janovitz of [[Allmusic]] considers the ''Shot of Love'' version to have a "good feel", characteristic of the "warm and natural" sound of the album as a whole, and describes the lyrics as "clever".<ref name=Janovitz/> [[Clinton Heylin]], by contrast, writes that "the song... rambles from cliché to cliché", giving the examples of "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime" and "Give her an inch and she'll take a mile".<ref name=Heylin2010>{{harvnb|Heylin|2010|pp=209–210}}</ref> Heylin describes the [[Take#Music|take]] used on ''Shot of Love'' as "half-assed" and "ill-conceived"; he believes Dylan should have instead released a version recorded in April 1981 that is "more engaging" and "pop-friendly".<ref name=Heylin2010/>
''[[Record World]]'' said that Dylan's "rollicking piano and nasal vocal are dazzling."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=September 26, 1981|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-01|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-09-26.pdf}}</ref> Writer Jeff Perkins describes "Heart of Mine" as a highlight of ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|Perkins|2012}}</ref> Critic Sean Egan calls the song "sweet and vulnerable",<ref>{{harvnb|Egan|2011|p=326}}</ref> but considers the live version on ''Biograph'' "immediately superior", due to the "suffocatingly bad production" on ''Shot of Love''.<ref>{{harvnb|Egan|2011|p=354}}</ref> Bill Janovitz of [[Allmusic]] considers the ''Shot of Love'' version to have a "good feel", characteristic of the "warm and natural" sound of the album as a whole, and describes the lyrics as "clever".<ref name=Janovitz/> [[Clinton Heylin]], by contrast, writes that "the song... rambles from cliché to cliché", giving the examples of "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime" and "Give her an inch and she'll take a mile".<ref name=Heylin2010>{{harvnb|Heylin|2010|pp=209–210}}</ref> Heylin describes the [[Take#Music|take]] used on ''Shot of Love'' as "half-assed" and "ill-conceived"; he believes Dylan should have instead released a version recorded in April 1981 that is "more engaging" and "pop-friendly".<ref name=Heylin2010/>


==Covers==
==Covers==
[[Norah Jones]] and [[Peter Malick]] recorded the song for their 2003 album ''[[New York City (album)|New York City]]'' <ref>{{harvnb|Collar}}</ref> and which featured in the 2003 film [[Runaway Jury]] being used in the closing credits.<ref> IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313542/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd/ "Soundtrack of film Runaway Jury"] Retrieved 14 October 2016. </ref> [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] included the song on their Dylan cover album, ''[[Masters of War (album)|Masters of War]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell}}</ref> and [[Steve Gibbons (musician)|Steve Gibbons]] on his ''Dylan Project 2''.<ref>{{harvnb|Steve Gibbons/The Dylan Project}}</ref> [[Maria Muldaur]] likewise released the song on her Dylan cover album, ''Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan'',<ref>{{harvnb|Jurek}}</ref> as well as recording a live version for her CD and DVD ''Live in Concert''.<ref>{{harvnb|Live in Concert (CD): Overview}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Live in Concert (DVD): Overview}}</ref> [[Danielle Haim]] and [[Blake Mills]] covered the song on ''[[Chimes of Freedom (album)|Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine}}</ref> [[Ulf Lundell]] released a version in Swedish entitled "Hjärtat mitt" on his 1984 album, ''Sweethearts'',<ref>{{harvnb|Sweethearts: Overview}}</ref> and a concert version on ''Maria Kom Tillbaka: Live''.<ref>{{harvnb|Maria kom tillbaka: Live – Ulf Lundell}}</ref>
[[Norah Jones]] and [[Peter Malick]] recorded the song for their 2003 album ''[[New York City (The Peter Malick Group album)|New York City]]'' <ref>{{harvnb|Collar}}</ref> and which featured in the 2003 film ''[[Runaway Jury]]'' being used in the closing credits.<ref>IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313542/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd/ "Soundtrack of film Runaway Jury"] Retrieved 14 October 2016.</ref> [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] included the song on their Dylan cover album, ''[[Masters of War (album)|Masters of War]]'',<ref>{{harvnb|Campbell}}</ref> and [[Steve Gibbons (musician)|Steve Gibbons]] on his ''Dylan Project 2''.<ref>{{harvnb|Steve Gibbons/The Dylan Project}}</ref> [[Maria Muldaur]] likewise released the song on her Dylan cover album, ''Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan'',<ref>{{harvnb|Jurek}}</ref> as well as recording a live version for her CD and DVD ''Live in Concert''.<ref>{{harvnb|Live in Concert (CD): Overview}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Live in Concert (DVD): Overview}}</ref> [[Danielle Haim]] and [[Blake Mills]] covered the song on ''[[Chimes of Freedom (album)|Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Erlewine}}</ref> [[Ulf Lundell]] released a version in Swedish entitled "Hjärtat mitt" on his 1984 album ''Sweethearts'',<ref>{{harvnb|Sweethearts: Overview}}</ref> and a concert version on ''Maria Kom Tillbaka: Live''.<ref>{{harvnb|Maria kom tillbaka: Live – Ulf Lundell}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/heart-mine/ Lyrics] at Bob Dylan's official site
* [http://dylanchords.com/24_shotoflove/heartofmine Chords] at Dylanchords


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"Heart of Mine"
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Shot of Love
B-side
ReleasedJuly 1981 (Europe)
September 1981 (USA)
RecordedMay 15, 1981
Genre
Length4:32 (album version)
3:30 (single version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"Saved"
(1980) 		"Heart of Mine"
(1981) 		"Dead Man, Dead Man"
(1981)
Audio sample

"Heart of Mine" is a song by Bob Dylan that appeared on his 1981 album Shot of Love. Recorded on May 15, 1981, it was released as a single, and reached No. 8 in Norway. A live version of the composition was released on Biograph in 1985.

Artists who have covered the song include Norah Jones, Mountain, Steve Gibbons, Blake Mills, Maria Muldaur, and Ulf Lundell.

Recording

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The music of "Heart of Mine" has been described as having a "loose, garagey" feel encompassing a "vaguely Latin/Caribbean vibe", and featuring "loosey-goosey piano" by Dylan.[3] Dylan's piano playing has also been described as "honky-tonk".[4]

Personnel

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Release

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In Europe, "Heart of Mine" was released as a single in July 1981,[6] at a length of 3:30 (compared with 4:32 for the album version).[7] The B-side was "Let It Be Me",[6] written by M. Curtis, P. Delanoe, and G. Becaud.[8] Dylan had released a different version of the song on his 1970 album Self Portrait,[9] but the non-album B-side of "Heart of Mine" was newly recorded during the Shot of Love sessions.[10] As a single, "Heart of Mine" reached No. 8 in Norway, and spent six weeks in the Norwegian Top 10.[7] "Heart of Mine" was released on Shot of Love in August 1981.[7]

In the United States, the single was released in September 1981, with "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" as the B-side.[6] "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar" originally did not appear on the Shot of Love album; it first appeared on Biograph in 1985, but was later added to subsequent releases of Shot of Love.[11] Also on Biograph, Dylan included a live version of "Heart of Mine", recorded on November 10, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[12]

Reception

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Record World said that Dylan's "rollicking piano and nasal vocal are dazzling."[13] Writer Jeff Perkins describes "Heart of Mine" as a highlight of Shot of Love.[14] Critic Sean Egan calls the song "sweet and vulnerable",[15] but considers the live version on Biograph "immediately superior", due to the "suffocatingly bad production" on Shot of Love.[16] Bill Janovitz of Allmusic considers the Shot of Love version to have a "good feel", characteristic of the "warm and natural" sound of the album as a whole, and describes the lyrics as "clever".[3] Clinton Heylin, by contrast, writes that "the song... rambles from cliché to cliché", giving the examples of "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime" and "Give her an inch and she'll take a mile".[17] Heylin describes the take used on Shot of Love as "half-assed" and "ill-conceived"; he believes Dylan should have instead released a version recorded in April 1981 that is "more engaging" and "pop-friendly".[17]

Covers

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Norah Jones and Peter Malick recorded the song for their 2003 album New York City [18] and which featured in the 2003 film Runaway Jury being used in the closing credits.[19] Mountain included the song on their Dylan cover album, Masters of War,[20] and Steve Gibbons on his Dylan Project 2.[21] Maria Muldaur likewise released the song on her Dylan cover album, Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan,[22] as well as recording a live version for her CD and DVD Live in Concert.[23][24] Danielle Haim and Blake Mills covered the song on Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.[25] Ulf Lundell released a version in Swedish entitled "Hjärtat mitt" on his 1984 album Sweethearts,[26] and a concert version on Maria Kom Tillbaka: Live.[27]

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Norwegian Charts 8[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (July 14, 2011). "Bob Dylan Comes to God in an Arizona Hotel Room". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Vaughan, Andrew (October 2, 2010). "Saturday Night Special: Bob Dylan, Shot of Love". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Janovitz
  4. ^ Rogovoy 2009, p. 229
  5. ^ a b c James 2006, p. 160
  6. ^ a b c Shelton 1986, p. 555
  7. ^ a b c d Bob Dylan – Heart of Mine
  8. ^ Let It Be Me
  9. ^ Dylan Ends French Tour
  10. ^ Heylin 1995, pp. 137, 139
  11. ^ James 2006, p. 164
  12. ^ Björner 2003
  13. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 26, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  14. ^ Perkins 2012
  15. ^ Egan 2011, p. 326
  16. ^ Egan 2011, p. 354
  17. ^ a b Heylin 2010, pp. 209–210
  18. ^ Collar
  19. ^ IMDB "Soundtrack of film Runaway Jury" Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  20. ^ Campbell
  21. ^ Steve Gibbons/The Dylan Project
  22. ^ Jurek
  23. ^ Live in Concert (CD): Overview
  24. ^ Live in Concert (DVD): Overview
  25. ^ Erlewine
  26. ^ Sweethearts: Overview
  27. ^ Maria kom tillbaka: Live – Ulf Lundell

References

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