| Break of Hearts | ||||
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| Released | July 26, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
| Studio | Utopia Studios, London The Lodge,Clare, Suffolk Brook House, Suffolk | |||
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| Length | 40:22 | |||
| Label | SBK Attic (Canada) | |||
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| Katrina and the Waves chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Break of Hearts is the fifth studio album by rock bandKatrina and the Waves, released in 1989 (see1989 in music). It is their last album to reach theBillboard 200, reaching No. 122, and contains their last top 40 hit in the United States, "That's the Way", which reached No. 16. It was their last studio album released in the United States and the first and only release for theSBK label (the band would briefly move toVirgin Records just before it was sold to Capitol's then-ownerEMI).[3]
After being dropped byCapitol Records following 1986'sWaves album, Katrina and the Waves secured a new deal withSBK Records, which released the more rock-orientedBreak of Hearts. Despite a US Top 20 hit with "That's the Way", it was their only album for the label. SingerKatrina Leskanich said on the band's website, "SBK told us that they could see us as a stadium band,Bryan Adams style, and [guitaristKimberley Rew] was coming up with this stuff that was perfect for rock radio."[3] Retrospective reviews were less than positive.Trouser Press described the album as a "horrendously wrongheaded comeback bid that shows the Waves to be utterly oblivious to their own strengths," calling it "bland, overprocessed commercial slop."[4]The Rolling Stone Album Guide felt that the writing was "empty and mannered."[2] Rew was quoted on the website saying, "We've never been successful enough to be immune from the influences of producers and marketing men ... the more we fell for those 80s trademarks, the more we diluted the band."[3]
All tracks are written by Alex Cooper, Vince de la Cruz,Katrina Leskanich andKimberley Rew, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rock n' Roll Girl" | 4:06 | |
| 2. | "Can't Tame My Love" | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "That's the Way" | Leskanich, Rew | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Keep Running to Me" | Rew | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Break of Hearts" | 5:05 | |
| 6. | "I Can Dream About It" | Leskanich, Rew | 4:00 |
| 7. | "To Have and to Hold" | Rew | 4:20 |
| 8. | "(I've Got a) Crush On You" | 3:55 | |
| 9. | "Love Calculator" | Leskanich, Rew | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Rock Myself to Sleep" | de la Cruz, Rew | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 40:22 | ||
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| TheBillboard 200 | 122 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | "That's the Way" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| 1989 | "That's the Way" | UK Singles Chart | 84 |
| 1989 | "Rock n' Roll Girl" | UK Singles Chart | 93 |
