The Heart of Things: Live in Paris is a live album by John McLaughlin, released in 2000 through the record label PolyGram. The album reached number 25 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing All tracks composed by John McLaughlin; except where indicated "Seven Sisters" – 8:30 "Mother Tongues" – 12:57 "Fallen Angels" – 10:33 "Divide" (Gary Thomas) – 16:41 "Tony" – 13:56 "Acid Jazz" – 14:53

Personnel Musicians Dennis Chambers – drums Matthew Garrison – bass guitar John McLaughlin – electric guitar Otmaro Ruíz – keyboards Gary Thomas – soprano sax, tenor sax Victor Williams – percussion

Production Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer Alain Frappier – graphic design Philippe Gaillot – engineer Lïla Guilloteau – assistant production coordination Sven Hoffman – house sound, technical assistance Vincent Lignier – photography Denis Majorrell – cover photo John McLaughlin – producer, technical assistance Maureen Murphy – release coordinator John Newcott – release coordinator Christian Pégand – production consultant Daniel Richard – executive producer Christian Struwe – monitor engineer

Chart performance Year Chart Position2000Billboard Top Jazz Albums25

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