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Some Hearts (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Some Hearts'" is a song written by Diane Warren. The track was originally written for Belinda Carlisle, who recorded it as a demo for her 1987 'Heaven on Earth' album, but it was not included on the album. It was released as a single by Marshall Crenshaw from his 1989 album, 'Good Evening,' but it failed to chart. Singers that have covered the song include Kelly Levesque, featured in the 2001 film 'America's Sweethearts', Maria Arredondo for her 2004 album 'Not Going Under', and Carrie Underwood for her debut album of the same name.
Background
Marshall Crenshaw released the first version of "Some Hearts" on his 1989 album 'Good Evening'. The album was Crenshaw's last for Warner Bros. Pessimistic about the album's fate, he sought outside songwriters; he recalled, "I didnt want to write any songs for the album, because I had very little faith and I couldn't get myself to make that kind of commitment to the record. I decided to save my energy."
Crenshaw recalled that performing a Warren song was "a little bit strange, but I was really charmed by it." The song features David Lindley on fiddle; Crenshaw stated, "We did sort of sabotage it, turned it into a hillbilly song." Crenshaw also made some changes to the lyrics, angering Warren:
Carrie Underwood version
In 2005, it was recorded by Carrie Underwood as the title track of her debut album, 'Some Hearts', and was the album's third single. It was only released to pop and adult contemporary radio in the United States in November 2005, around the same time that "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was released to country radio. "Some Hearts" peaked at number 12 on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart and reached number 22 on the Adult Top 40 chart. The song had no accompanying music video and was not released to country radio. It has sold over 207,000 copies in US as of February 2010.
Underwood performed the song at the 2005 'Billboard' Music Awards, the half-time of the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston, on an episode of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' and during her promotional tour for the album's release. The song was used in early commercials for 'American Idol'
Critical reception
Scott Shetler of 'Slant Magazine' wrote in his review of the album that " Underwood is likely to become a fixture on the country charts for the next year with songs like the uptempo title track, a smash hit in the making that is equal parts Jo Dee Messina and SHeDAISY." Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Underwood sounds equally convincing on such sentimental fare as "Jesus, Take the Wheel" as on the soaring pop "Some Hearts".Chart performance
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Release history
References
Category:1989 songs
Category:2005 singles
Category:Marshall Crenshaw songs
Category:Carrie Underwood songs
Category:Songs written by Diane Warren
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
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