That year's Forever Blue album and the accompanying tour featured Hershel Yatovitz on guitar. In 1995 Isaak split with longtime guitarist James Calvin Wilsey. 'Wicked Game' featured as the backing music in the 2001 TV advertisement for the Jaguar X-Type in the UK. Another less-seen version of 'Wicked Game' is directed by David Lynch and comprises scenes from the film Wild at Heart. The music video for the song was directed by Herb Ritts and was a MTV and VH1 hit shot in black and white, it featured Isaak and supermodel Helena Christensen in a sensual encounter on the beach, caressing each other and whispering in each other's ears. Chesnut spread the word to other radio stations and the single became a national Top 10hit in February 1991. Lee Chesnut, an Atlanta radio station music director who was obsessed with Lynch films, played the vocal version and it became the station's most-requested song. Isaak's best known song is 'Wicked Game.' First released on the 1989 album Heart Shaped World, an instrumental version of the song was subsequently featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart. 'Suspicion of Love' appears in the 1988 hit movie Married to the Mob starring Matthew Modine, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Dean Stockwell. moved him to their Reprise Records label. Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner Bros. The artwork for Chris Isaak, was photographed by fashion photographer Bruce Weber. The album saw Isaak hone his style to sophisticated R&B. Isaak's self-titled follow-up album was released in 1986 and managed to scrape into the Billboard Top 200. Two tracks from the album, 'Gone Ridin' and 'Livin' for Your Lover,' featured in David Lynch's cult classic Blue Velvet. Although the album was a critical success, it failed to sell respectably. The album's sound was raw and diverse, mingling country blues with conventional folk ballads. The name was taken from the band he formed after graduating college a reference to the Silvertone guitar brand popularized during the 1950's. Records, and released his first album, Silvertone, to critical acclaim, including from John Fogerty. In 1985 Isaak signed a contract with Warner Bros.
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