{"product_id":"you-must-ask-the-heart","title":"You Must Ask the Heart","description":"Product description\n\n1 x CD Album\nNetherlands 1995 1To Hide A Little Thought3:142The Heart Of Saturday Night1:543Vampire Girl3:414Just Because I'm Irish1:505That's How I Feel2:056Let Her Go Into The Darkness3:167The Rose1:328You Must Ask The Heart3:259Nothing Can Change This Love2:0610Amorcito Corazon3:3011City Vs. Country2:3012Walter Johnson2:5013Nishi0:17\n\nAmazon.com\n\nJonathan Richman deserves his due as a great pop cultural hero simply for being the original postmodern songwriter--and doing it at least a decade before we knew what that meant. Unfortunately, his output has been paltry of late. But even if 1995's You Must Ask the Heart runs a mere thirty-two minutes (half of which are taken up by covers), as a follow-up to an album where he remade his own songs in Spanish it will do just fine. Call him what you will, a rock-devolved folkie, an overly precious child-man, an adenoidal enigma. But when he sets his mind to it, Richman can still write songs as whimsical or as plainly astute as any guitar-slinger around. Self-conscious perhaps, but never self-indulgent, his songs don't get mired in the vague soul purging that makes many singer-songwriters insufferable. But a glut of retreads from a guy whose chief asset is his inventiveness suggests a drying well. He Jonathanizes Sam Cooke and \"The Rose\" with his sincere nasal singing, acoustic strumming, and some light accompaniment, but offers fairly standard readings. Only the up-tempo shuffle of Tom Waits's \"The Heart Of Saturday Night\" truly refigures the original. --Roni Sarig\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000003L3\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0000003L3.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Richman, Jonathan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505814151226,"sku":"DBV.B0000003L3.G","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000003L3-0.jpg?v=1783211804","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/you-must-ask-the-heart","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}