“Bless Your Heart”
Freddie Hart
Written by Freddie Hart and Jack Lebstock
Billboard
#1 (2 weeks)
August 12 – August 19, 1972
I appreciate the sentiment of this record and the wholehearted authenticity and genuine earnestness of Hart’s performance.
He’s great at expressing gratitude in a humble way that helps offset his shortcomings as a vocalist.
But dear God, those shortcomings make this one so much harder for me to enjoy. “Easy Loving” is enough, just like “Why Me” is enough of Kris Kristofferson.
I need this with a stronger singer and a cleaner production. This record simply isn’t up to the professional standards that I expect from a major label release, even in 1972.
“Bless Your Heart” gets a C.
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You can see they are still trying to capture the magic of “Easy Lovin'” but of course it does not come close. I did like it a bit more than I remembered and would not turn it off if it came on classic radio. I will give it a “B-“.
Not one of Freddie’s better efforts – I think the song itself is insipid – I’d give it a C+ but that is mostly for the effort. I think the biggest flaw with the sound of the record is the production, more so than Freddie’s vocals