Sacred Heart (Shakespears Sister album)

Sacred Heart
Studio album by
Shakespear's Sister
Released21 August 1989 (1989-08-21)
Recorded1988–1989
GenrePop rock, dance-pop, synth-pop
Length51:46
LabelFFRR
ProducerShakespear's Sister, Richard Feldman, Jimmy Iovine
Shakespear's Sister chronology
Sacred Heart
(1989) 		Hormonally Yours
(1992)
Singles from Sacred Heart
  1. "Break My Heart (You Really) / Heroine"
    Released: 17 October 1988
  2. "You're History"
    Released: 17 July 1989
  3. "Run Silent"
    Released: 2 October 1989
  4. "Dirty Mind"
    Released: 26 February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Record Mirror[3]

Sacred Heart is the debut studio album by British pop-rock act Shakespear's Sister, released on 21 August 1989 by FFRR Records. The album was recorded after Siobhan Fahey decided to leave the girl group Bananarama. Initially intended as a solo act for Fahey, Shakespear's Sister became a partnership of Fahey and Marcella Detroit during the making of the album. The album spawned four singles, including "You're History", released in July 1989, which reached No. 7 on the UK singles chart and was the first release to present the act as a duo.[4] The album peaked at No. 9 on the UK albums chart,[5] and was certificated gold by the BPI.[6]

  1. ^ "Review: Sacred Heart – Shakespear's Sister". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ George, Iestyn (19 August 1989). "Review: Shakespear's Sister – Sacred Heart" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via American Radio History.
  4. ^ "Official Charts > Shakespears Sister (singles)". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Official Charts > Shakespears Sister (albums)". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BPI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).