This Man Is Mine (song) explained

This Man Is Mine
Cover:	Heart This Man Is Mine.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Heart
Album:	Private Audition
B-Side:	America
Released:	May 1982 ^[1]
Recorded:	October 19, 1981
Genre:	Hard rock, folk rock
Length:	3:01
Label:	Epic
Prev Title:	Unchained Melody
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	How Can I Refuse
Next Year:	1983

"This Man Is Mine" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released in 1982 as the first single from the band's sixth studio album Private Audition.

Background

The song is in homage to The Supremes, which can also be inferred from the video of this song.

Reception

Cash Box said it has "a smokey groove that will be a pleasant revelation to many."^[2] Billboard said that "Paced by snapping fingers and lush choral harmonies, it's a midtempo showcase for Ann Wilson's sultry vocal."^[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Private Audition.^[4]

Heart

• Ann Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Nancy Wilson – electric guitar, bass, backing vocals
• Howard Leese – Hammond organ, synthesizers
• Michael Derosier – drums

Additional musicians

• Lynn Wilson – backing vocals

Charts

"This Man Is Mine" was the only charting single released from Private Audition, peaking at number thirty-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Netherlands (Tipparade)^[5]	18
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	29

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heart singles.
2. Reviews. Cash Box. May 15, 1982. 2022-07-07. 8.
3. Billboard. May 15, 1982. 2023-01-21. 71. Top Single Picks.
4. Private Audition . liner notes . . . 1982 . FE 38049.
5. Web site: Heart ((USA)) – This Man Is Mine . Dutch . . October 2, 2019.
6. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 3, 1982 . . October 2, 2019.