1987 Sheena Easton – No Sound But A Heart
No Sound But A Heart is the eighth studio album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, released in 1987 on the EMI America label. The album was issued in the Canadian, Mexican and Asian markets. The album consists of midtempo and ballad songs, including the single and video, “Eternity”, written by Prince. The disc features Steve Perry from Journey on backing vocals on “Still in Love” and a duet with Eugene Wilde on “What If We Fall in Love”.
The release of No Sound But a Heart was hampered in the United States after EMI America was absorbed into EMI Manhattan Records and two scheduled release dates for the album (February and June 1987) were not met. The album was reissued in 1999 by the One Way Records label, marking the first time it had been officially available in the United States. The 1999 reissue added several bonus tracks including “Shockwave” a non album B-side to “Eternity” and Easton’s contributions to the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night…, “Natural Love” and the Top 50 single “So Far, So Good”.
This was Easton’s final release on the EMI label. She moved to MCA Records the following year.
Tracks
1 Eternity (Prince) 04:06
2 Still Willing To Try (Keith Diamond) 04:05
3 Still In Love (Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey Cohen) 04:30
4 Wanna Give My Love (Dana Merino) 03:53
5 The Last To Know (Brock Walsh; Phil Galdston) 05:16
6 No Sound But A Heart (John Bettis; Patrick Leonard) 04:17
7 What If We Fall In Love (Jan Buckingham) 04:08
8 No Ordinary Love (Keith Diamond; James Ingram) 04:41
9 Floating Hearts (Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey Cohen; Corrado Rustici) 06:29
Biography
Musicians
1 Eternity
Guitar | Prince |
Keyboards | Prince |
Keyboards | Kim Bullard |
Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
Synthesizer | Randy Waldman |
Synthesizer | Kim Bullard |
Cello | Todd Hemmenway |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
2 Still Willing To Try
Bass | Keith Diamond |
Drums | Keith Diamond |
Guitar | Ira Siegel |
Keyboards | Skip Anderson |
Keyboards | Keith Diamond |
Flugelhorn | Lew Soloff |
Flugelhorn | Alan Rubin |
Flute | Lawrence Feldman |
Flute | Dave Tofani |
French Horn | Peter Gordon |
French Horn | John Clark |
Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Trombone | Dean Plank |
Trombone | Tom Malone |
3 Still In Love
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
Drums (programming) | Narada Michael Walden |
Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
Keyboards | David Sancious |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Moog | Randy Jackson |
Synthesizer | David Sancious |
Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
Tenor Sax | Kenny G |
Toms | Greg Gonaway |
Background Vocals | Steve Perry |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
4 Wanna Give My Love
Bass | Neil Jason |
Drums | Steve Holley |
Guitar | John McCurry |
Synthesizer | Arthur Stead |
Synthesizer | Chuck Kentis |
Percussion | Jimmy Bralower |
Background Vocals | Eric Troyer |
Background Vocals | Rory Dodd |
Background Vocals | Merrick Norman |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
5 The Last To Know
Bass | Doug Grigsby |
Keyboards | Jim Salamone |
Guitar | Ron Jennings |
Keyboards | Randy Cantor |
Harmonica | Toots Thielemans |
Background Vocals | Armand Pocaroba |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
6 No Sound But A Heart
Frettless Bass | Wayne Brathwaite |
Bass (synthesizer) | Keith Diamond |
Drums | Keith Diamond |
Guitar | Ira Siegel |
Keyboards | Skip Anderson |
Keyboards | Keith Diamond |
Flugelhorn | Lew Soloff |
Flugelhorn | Alan Rubin |
Flute | Lawrence Feldman |
Flute | Dave Tofani |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
7 What If We Fall In Love
Bass | Randy Jackson |
Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
Synthesizer | Preston Glass |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
8 No Ordinary Love
Bass | Keith Diamond |
Drums | Keith Diamond |
Guitar | Paul Pesco |
Keyboards | Keith Diamond |
Synthesizer | Keith Diamond |
Sax | Danny Wilensky |
Background Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
Background Vocals | BJ Nelson |
Background Vocals | Janice Dempsey |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
9 Floating Hearts
Drums (Linn) | Narada Michael Walden |
Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
Keyboards | David Sancious |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Synthesizer | David Sancious |
Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
Cymbal | Bill Hendrickson |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | Alex Ligertwood |
Background Vocals | Jennifer Hall |
Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
Vocals | Sheena Easton |
Other Musicians
Cello – Charles Libove, Matthew Libove (Tracks 2, 6)
Violin – Gearld Tarack, Sidney Kaufman, Anthony Posk, Regis Ianiorio, Richard Henrickson, Lewis Eley (Tracks 2, 6)
Liner Notes
Producer – David Leonard (Track 1)
Producer – Keith Diamond (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 3, 7, 9)
Producer – Phil Ramone (Track 4)
Producer – Nick Martinelli (Track 5)
Arranged By – Keith Diamond (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 3, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Phil Ramone (Track 4)
Arranged By – Nick Martinelli (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Leon Pendarvis (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 3, 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Randy Petersen (Track 1)
Conductor – Leon Pendarvis (Track 2)
Contractor – Doriane Elliot, Vicki Genfan (Tracks 2, 6)
Coordinator – Lorraine Rebidas (Track 1)
Coordinator – Joseph D’Ambrosio (Track 4)
Engineer – David Leonard (Track 1)
Engineer – Bob Rosa (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Engineer – J.C. Convertino (Tracks 2, 6)
Engineer – Jimmy Bayer (Track 4)
Engineer – Gene Leone, Scott MacMillan (Track 5)
Engineer – Michael Tarsia (Track 5)
Engineer – Matthew Kasher (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bino Espinoza, David Knight (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Bruder (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tony Masciaratte (Tracks 2, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tim Leitner (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Randy Abrams (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Angela Piva, Robert Brockmann, Mark Partis, Roey Shamir, Tom Vercillo (Track 8)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Bob Rosa (Tracks 2, 6, 8)
Mixed By – David Frazer (Tracks 3, 7)
Mixed By – Michael Tarsia (Track 5)
Recorded By – David Frazer (Tracks 3, 7, 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 3, 7, 9)
Remix – Julian Mendelsohn (Track 5)
Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Design – Tommy Steele
Photography – Herb Ritts, Marco Franciosa
Mastered At Capitol Records
Mixed At Soundcastle
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Mixed At Unique Recording
Mixed At Sigma Sound Studios
Mixed At Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Soundtrack Studios
Remixed At Sarm Studios
Phonographic Copyright EMI Records Ltd
Copyright EMI Records Ltd