Heart Shaped World (Jessica Andrews album)

Heart Shaped World
Studio album by
Jessica Andrews
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
GenreCountry
Length43:06
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerByron Gallimore
Jessica Andrews chronology
Heart Shaped World
(1999) 		Who I Am
(2001)
Singles from Heart Shaped World
  1. "I Will Be There for You"
    Released: January 25, 1999[1]
  2. "You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)"
    Released: June 28, 1999[2]
  3. "Unbreakable Heart"
    Released: December 6, 1999[3]
  4. "I Do Now"
    Released: June 5, 2000[4]

Heart Shaped World is the debut studio album of American country music singer Jessica Andrews. It was released on March 23, 1999, and it produced four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: "I Will Be There for You", "You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)", "Unbreakable Heart", and "I Do Now".[5][6] "I Will Be There for You" was also included on the Nashville soundtrack to the 1998 film The Prince of Egypt.[7] "Unbreakable Heart" was originally recorded by Carlene Carter on her 1993 album Little Love Letters.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote that "[for] as much sweetness as she projects, Andrews isn't bubblegum—when she digs into 'You Go First', 'I've Been Waiting for You', and 'James Dean in Tennessee', you know that the singer isn't without an edge... And on Billy Burnette's ominous, bluesy 'Hungry Love'—the tale of a girl who has to grow up much too fast—it's clear that Andrews is capable of depth."[9]

Eli Messinger reviews the album for Country Standard Time and says, "Andrews has skipped a few squares, singing at an emotional level at odds with her actual age. And though this formula has worked before (notably for LeAnn Rimes), one hopes her life experience will catch up with her talent."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."James Dean in Tennessee"Billy Mann3:31
2."You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)"
3:16
3."The Riverside"
5:17
4."Whatever"
  • Lisa Drew
  • Shaye Smith
3:20
5."Unbreakable Heart"Benmont Tench4:09
6."Hungry Love"
3:32
7."Heart Shaped World"
  • Gayla Borders
  • Jeff Borders
  • W.L. Burnette
  • Brian Tabor
3:15
8."I'll Take Your Heart"Robert John "Mutt" Lange3:35
9."I Do Now"
3:21
10."I've Been Waiting for You"
3:09
11."Ruby Shoes"
3:21
12."I Will Be There for You"
3:20
Total length:43:06

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 15

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Bubbling CAN Country
1999 "I Will Be There for You"[5][6] 28 8 43
"You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)"[5][6] 25 17 43
2000 "Unbreakable Heart"[5][6] 24 10 43
"I Do Now"[5] 53 — *

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1283. January 22, 1999. p. 63.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1305. June 25, 1999. p. 76.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1328. December 3, 1999. p. 72.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1353. June 2, 2000. p. 77.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Durchholz, Daniel. "Prince of Egypt Nashville". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Worbois, Jim. "Carlene Carter". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. ^ Messinger, Eli (1999). "Review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jessica Andrews Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jessica Andrews Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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