From the Heart (Janie Fricke album) explained

From the Heart
Type:studio
Artist:Janie Fricke
Cover:Janie Fricke--From the Heart.jpg
Studio:Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Country-pop[1]
Label:Columbia
Producer:Billy Sherrill
Prev Title:Love Notes
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Nice 'n' Easy
Next Year:1980

From the Heart is a studio album by American country music artist Janie Fricke. It was released in November 1979 via Columbia Records and contained ten tracks. It was the third studio release of Fricke's career and spawned two singles that charted on the country surveys in the United States and Canada. This included a cover of "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)", which was issued as a single in 1980.

Background and content

Janie Fricke was a studio background vocalist who received enough attention in her session work to sign her own recording contract with Columbia Records. The label released a series of Fricke's recordings in the late 1970s that helped her establish a musical identity.[2] Among these releases was 1979's From the Heart. The album was recorded at the Columbia Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in August 1979. Similar to her previous release, the project was produced by Billy Sherrill.[3] From the Heart consisted of ten tracks.[1] The collection included the song "My World Begins and Ends with You", which would later become a top ten country single for the trio Dave & Sugar.[4] It also included a cover of Doris Day's 1952 hit "When I Fall in Love" and Johnny Rodriguez's 1973 country hit "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)".[3]

Release, reception and singles

From the Heart was released in November 1979 on Columbia Records. It was the third studio album released in Fricke's career and the third with the Columbia label. It was originally offered as a vinyl LP with five selections on both sides of the record.[3] It was also issued overseas in the United Kingdom under CBS Records International.[5] Decades later, the album was re-released to digital and streaming platforms including Apple Music.[6] [7] From the Heart was Fricke's first album to chart in Canada, reaching number ten on the RPM Country Albums list in 1979.[8] The disc would later receive four out of five stars from AllMusic.[1]

Two singles were released from From the Heart. The first was "But Love Me", which was issued on Columbia in October 1979.[9] It spent 13 weeks on the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart before peaking at number 26 in January 1980.[10] The second single released was Fricke's cover of "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)", which was issued in January 1980.[11] It spent 12 weeks on the Billboard country chart and climbed to number 22 later in the year.[10] "Pass Me By" also reached Canada's RPM Country Singles survey, peaking in the top 20 at number 19.[12]

Track listings

Digital version

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of From the Heart.[3]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaNovember 1979Vinyl Columbia Records
United KingdomCBS Records International
North America2016Columbia Records[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From the Heart: Janie Fricke: Songs, reviews, credits . . 31 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Deming . Mark . Janie Fricke: Biography . . 31 December 2021.
  3. Fricke . Janie . From the Heart (LP Liner Notes) . . November 1979 . JCA-36268.
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 0-89820-177-2.
  5. Fricke . Janie . From the Heart (LP Liner Notes) . . November 1979 . CBS-84130.
  6. Web site: Press Release: Sony Legacy Releases Four Janie Fricke Albums Digitally For The First Time Ever . The Country Note . 29 December 2021.
  7. Web site: From the Heart by Janie Fricke . . 31 December 2021.
  8. Search results for "Janie Fricke" under Country Albums/CD's. RPM. 27 November 2012.
  9. Fricke . Janie . "But Love"/"One Piece at a Time" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert) . . October 1979 . 1-11139.
  10. Web site: Janie Fricke chart history (Country Songs) . . 31 December 2021.
  11. Fricke . Janie . "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)"/"This Ain't Tennessee and He Ain't You" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert) . . October 1979 . 1-11139.
  12. Search results for "Janie Fricke" under Country Singles. RPM. 26 November 2012.
  13. Web site: Press Release: Sony Legacy Releases Four Janie Fricke Albums Digitally For The First Time Ever . The Country Note . 29 December 2021.