"Little Queen" by Heart, released in 1977, is a quintessential example of the band's blend of hard rock and folk-infused AOR. The production is crisp, highlighting the dynamic interplay between electric and acoustic guitars, particularly evident in tracks like "Barracuda" and "Dream of the Archer." The album's energy oscillates between the driving, riff-heavy intensity of "Kick It Out" and the more introspective, melodic textures of "Love Alive." The instrumentation features robust guitar work, tight percussion, and Ann Wilson's powerful vocals, which soar with clarity and emotion. The sound is characterized by its layered arrangements and polished yet organic feel, making it a distinctive entry in the late '70s rock landscape.

Album: Little Queen by Heart (2015)
Genre: aor
Record Label: Epic
Format: Digital Media

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Musical Influences: John Hannah, Brian Johnstone, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Journey, Styx, Boston

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: aor, 2010s, Digital Media, Epic


Album: Bebe Le Strange by Heart (1980)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Bebe le Strange is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Heart. It was released on February 14, 1980 through Epic Records. It was the first album without Roger Fisher on lead guitar, who left the band months prior. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and staying in the charts for 22 weeks. The record contained the hit singles "Even It Up" (backed by the Tower of Power horns section) and the title track. Some of the backing vocals were provided by Don Wilhelm, who had been in a group called The Army with Steve Fossen and Roger Fisher in the 1960s. The album was re-released in an expanded edition in 2004. It contained two additional songs: A live version of Break and the studio outtake Jackleg Man.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

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Bebe le Strange is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Heart. It was released on February 14, 1980 through Epic Records. It was the first album without Roger Fisher on lead guitar, who left the band months prior. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200 and staying in the charts for 22 weeks. The record contained the hit singles "Even It Up" (backed by the Tower of Power horns section) and the title track. Some of the backing vocals were provided by Don Wilhelm, who had been in a group called The Army with Steve Fossen and Roger Fisher in the 1960s. The album was re-released in an expanded edition in 2004. It contained two additional songs: A live version of Break and the studio outtake Jackleg Man.

Album: Fanatic by Heart (2012)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2010s, Album

Additional Context: Based on 4 votes


Album: Passionworks by Heart (1983)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, "How Can I Refuse?" hit No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 1 week. Passionworks was the band's final album with Epic Records before their comeback-fueled move to Capitol Records. It is the first Heart album to feature Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes, who had replaced longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen.

In 2009, Passionworks was rereleased on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with Private Audition.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, "How Can I Refuse?" hit No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 1 week. Passionworks was the band's final album with Epic Records before their comeback-fueled move to Capitol Records. It is the first Heart album to feature Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes, who had replaced longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen.

In 2009, Passionworks was rereleased on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with Private Audition.

Album: Little Queen by Heart (1977)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Little Queen is the second album released by US hard rock band Heart. It was released in May 1977 on Portrait Records, and re-released in 2004 with two bonus tracks.

The group intended Little Queen to be the official follow-up to the debut Dreamboat Annie. They had just left their first label Mushroom Records, for the newly formed Portrait Records division of CBS Records (now Sony/BMG). However the situation became very complicated when Mushroom decided to release a batch of studio demos and live recordings as the album Magazine at the same time as Little Queen. The record was hugely successful, becoming the band's second top ten album and eventually went 3x platinum.

It also produced the band's most popular hit Barracuda, which Ann Wilson wrote after a controversial publicity stunt by Mushroom Records created about her and Nancy featured a full-page ad in Rolling Stone showing the sisters bare-shouldered (as appearing on the "Dreamboat Annie" album cover) and suggestively captioned "It was only our first time". When a reporter suggested, backstage after a live appearance, that the sisters were sex partners, Ann returned to her hotel room and began writing the lyrics to "Barracuda" to relieve her frustration. The song became one of Heart's biggest hits peaking at #11

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1970s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Little Queen is the second album released by US hard rock band Heart. It was released in May 1977 on Portrait Records, and re-released in 2004 with two bonus tracks.

The group intended Little Queen to be the official follow-up to the debut Dreamboat Annie. They had just left their first label Mushroom Records, for the newly formed Portrait Records division of CBS Records (now Sony/BMG). However the situation became very complicated when Mushroom decided to release a batch of studio demos and live recordings as the album Magazine at the same time as Little Queen. The record was hugely successful, becoming the band's second top ten album and eventually went 3x platinum.

It also produced the band's most popular hit Barracuda, which Ann Wilson wrote after a controversial publicity stunt by Mushroom Records created about her and Nancy featured a full-page ad in Rolling Stone showing the sisters bare-shouldered (as appearing on the "Dreamboat Annie" album cover) and suggestively captioned "It was only our first time". When a reporter suggested, backstage after a live appearance, that the sisters were sex partners, Ann returned to her hotel room and began writing the lyrics to "Barracuda" to relieve her frustration. The song became one of Heart's biggest hits peaking at #11

Album: Dreamboat Annie Live by Heart (2007)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Record Label: Eagle Records
Format: Live

Description: 1 to 15 recorded live at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, April 17th 2007. 
16 and 17 recorded live at The End Of Summer Concert Series at The L.A. County Fair, September 5th 2007.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2000s, Live, Eagle Records


1 to 15 recorded live at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, April 17th 2007. 
16 and 17 recorded live at The End Of Summer Concert Series at The L.A. County Fair, September 5th 2007.

Album: Beautiful Broken by Heart (2016)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Record Label: Concord Music Group, Inc.
Format: Album

Description: "Beautiful Broken"  is the sixteenth studio album by the American rock band Heart, released on July 8, 2016 through Concord Music Group. It is a mixture of new songs and re-interpretations of music from their earlier albums.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2010s, Album, Concord Music Group, Inc.


"Beautiful Broken"  is the sixteenth studio album by the American rock band Heart, released on July 8, 2016 through Concord Music Group. It is a mixture of new songs and re-interpretations of music from their earlier albums.

Album: Greatest Hits by Heart (1981)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, 1980s, Compilation


Album: Bad Animals by Heart (1987)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Bad Animals is the ninth studio album, but tenth album overall by the rock band Heart. Released in 1987, the album was another major hit scoring similar success to their previous record Heart in 1985. RIAA certification as of 2010 is five times platinum, indicating sales in excess of five million copies in the US alone. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. Bad Animals contained the number one hit single "Alone", while "Who Will You Run To" reached No. 7, "There's the Girl" reached No. 12, and "I Want You So Bad" reached No. 49. The album is notable for containing only four tracks with writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson.

The album found the band in fine form, continuing the mainstream hard rock style from their previous album while adding more depth and emotion to the overall performance. In addition to the four singles, two other tracks were notable: "Wait for an Answer" due to Ann Wilson's opera-meets-metal vocal delivery, and the title track for its intertwining passages of Black Sabbath style darkness with Pink Floyd-esque brightness.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Bad Animals is the ninth studio album, but tenth album overall by the rock band Heart. Released in 1987, the album was another major hit scoring similar success to their previous record Heart in 1985. RIAA certification as of 2010 is five times platinum, indicating sales in excess of five million copies in the US alone. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard album chart. Bad Animals contained the number one hit single "Alone", while "Who Will You Run To" reached No. 7, "There's the Girl" reached No. 12, and "I Want You So Bad" reached No. 49. The album is notable for containing only four tracks with writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson.

The album found the band in fine form, continuing the mainstream hard rock style from their previous album while adding more depth and emotion to the overall performance. In addition to the four singles, two other tracks were notable: "Wait for an Answer" due to Ann Wilson's opera-meets-metal vocal delivery, and the title track for its intertwining passages of Black Sabbath style darkness with Pink Floyd-esque brightness.

Album: Red Velvet Car by Heart (2010)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Red Velvet Car is the thirteenth studio album by US hard rock band Heart, released worldwide on August 31, 2010 by Legacy Recordings. It peaked at #10 on the US Billboard 200, and at #3 on the US Rock Albums chart, making it their first top 10 hit album in 20 years since 1990's Brigade. It contains the Billboard US Adult Contemporary Chart hit single "Hey You" (#26) and the Top Selling Rock Singles Chart hit "WTF" (#16).

The album was released with differing track lists according to format in different territories: the standard US CD release features 10 tracks, the European CD and US download version contain 12 tracks, whilst the Japanese CD and some exclusive download versions contain 13 tracks. Though the 13th track is "Listening" on the Japanese CD, some exclusive download versions substitute this for a live 2010 version of "Crazy on You".

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2010s, Album

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Red Velvet Car is the thirteenth studio album by US hard rock band Heart, released worldwide on August 31, 2010 by Legacy Recordings. It peaked at #10 on the US Billboard 200, and at #3 on the US Rock Albums chart, making it their first top 10 hit album in 20 years since 1990's Brigade. It contains the Billboard US Adult Contemporary Chart hit single "Hey You" (#26) and the Top Selling Rock Singles Chart hit "WTF" (#16).

The album was released with differing track lists according to format in different territories: the standard US CD release features 10 tracks, the European CD and US download version contain 12 tracks, whilst the Japanese CD and some exclusive download versions contain 13 tracks. Though the 13th track is "Listening" on the Japanese CD, some exclusive download versions substitute this for a live 2010 version of "Crazy on You".

Album: Magazine by Heart (1978)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Magazine is a studio album by the hard rock band Heart. The album was certified platinum. It has an unusual history in that the first release in 1977 was an unfinished version not authorized by the group. A second authorized version of the album was re-released in 1978.

After the debut album Heart began recording new songs in Vancouver that were intended as their next studio album for Mushroom Records. However, the group had a falling out with Mushroom over an advertisement celebrating the sales of Dreamboat Annie. The advertisement, which ran as a full-page in Rolling Stone showed the sisters bare-shouldered (as on the "Dreamboat Annie" album cover) with the suggestive caption "It was only our first time."

Recording sessions for the new album stopped after the band and their label were unsuccessful in re-negotiating their contract. Only five incomplete recordings were made during these 1976 sessions. As the group had now proven themselves to be hit-makers, they expected Mushroom to raise their royalty rate. But to the surprise of the group and their producer Mike Flicker the label refused to pay more.

While keeping the group under contract Mushroom claimed it was not interested in releasing a second Heart album. Flicker ended his relationship with the label and the group followed, as they believed they had no obligation to stay without their producer. The CBS Records (now Sony BMG) subsidiary, Portrait Records, had offered Flicker and the group a more lucrative contract. The group broke the two-album contract with Mushroom and moved on to record for Portrait by early 1977.

1977 release

The change in labels resulted in a prolonged legal battle with Mushroom's creative director Shelly Siegel. Mushroom, still having a 2-album contract, claimed they had the legal right to release a second Heart album after all. Still in possession of the five unfinished studio recordings as well as a handful of unreleased live tracks recorded in 1975, Mushroom had them remixed by the band's recording engineer, but without the presence or input of any member of the group.

The label added another studio track, Here Song (the rare 1975 b-side of Heart's first Canadian single.) The rest of the album was filled by two live songs recorded in 1975 at "The Aquarius Tavern", a Seattle area rock club where the group had played regularly. Mushroom released the collection as Magazine in the spring of 1977, at the same time that the group was preparing their next album for Portrait titled Little Queen.

According to Flicker, about 50,000 copies of the original Magazine album were pressed. Some of these copies were sold in stores, mostly in Los Angeles and Hollywood, Florida where the records were manufactured. Unsold copies were quickly recalled and later destroyed when Heart took Mushroom to court to stop distribution of the album. The 1977 version was also briefly released in Europe through Arista Records.

Though the album was not officially released to radio stations in 1977, some stations such as KISW, a leading rock station in Seattle, played songs from the unauthorized version, against the wishes of the group. The 1977 release album cover carried a disclaimer on the back cover which read:

"Mushroom Records regrets that a contractual dispute has made it necessary to complete this record without the cooperation or endorsement of the group Heart, who have expressly disclaimed artistic involvement in completing this record. We did not feel that a contractual dispute should prevent the public from hearing and enjoying these incredible tunes and recordings."

Injunction, re-recording and remixing

Unhappy with the somewhat unpolished studio performances and the inclusion of the live recordings, the group took Mushroom to court with the aim of having the 1977 release of Magazine taken off the market. The Seattle court ruled that Mushroom had to recall the album, but the terms of the settlement required that Heart provide a second album for Mushroom. Heart chose to fulfill this obligation by finishing the previously released songs to a quality of their satisfaction.

For the 1978 version Heart chose to re-record, remix, edit, and re-sequence the recordings. This work was done March 6-9, 1978 at Sea-West Studios in Seattle. A security guard stood by in the studio to make sure that the group did not try to erase the multitrack master tapes. They added new lead vocals to most of the existing studio tracks.

One of the most obvious differences is that on the original recording of "Heartless" Ann Wilson sings "The doc said come back again next week..." On the re-recorded version she sings "doctor" instead. The new lead vocal on "Heartless" is less controlled than the original. The synthesizer solo on "Just the Wine" was replaced by a flute solo and the song is slightly edited. The ending of "Magazine" fades about 30 seconds earlier. The live "Blues Medley" was edited to remove some of Roger Fisher's guitar solo sections and Ann Wilson's solo vocal parts. There are also many other subtle differences. The revised version of the album was released with no disclaimer by Mushroom Records in April 1978.

Epilogue

In the early 1980s Mushroom Records went out of business. Ownership rights to Heart's two albums for Mushroom were purchased by Capitol Records who re-issued the recordings. The 1978 release was also pressed as a picture disc of the album cover. The back cover indicates that it is a special limited edition of 100,000 copies. The original cover had a circle cut out of it. This circle was sent to record stores to be hung in the store for promotion of the album.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1970s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Magazine is a studio album by the hard rock band Heart. The album was certified platinum. It has an unusual history in that the first release in 1977 was an unfinished version not authorized by the group. A second authorized version of the album was re-released in 1978.

After the debut album Heart began recording new songs in Vancouver that were intended as their next studio album for Mushroom Records. However, the group had a falling out with Mushroom over an advertisement celebrating the sales of Dreamboat Annie. The advertisement, which ran as a full-page in Rolling Stone showed the sisters bare-shouldered (as on the "Dreamboat Annie" album cover) with the suggestive caption "It was only our first time."

Recording sessions for the new album stopped after the band and their label were unsuccessful in re-negotiating their contract. Only five incomplete recordings were made during these 1976 sessions. As the group had now proven themselves to be hit-makers, they expected Mushroom to raise their royalty rate. But to the surprise of the group and their producer Mike Flicker the label refused to pay more.

While keeping the group under contract Mushroom claimed it was not interested in releasing a second Heart album. Flicker ended his relationship with the label and the group followed, as they believed they had no obligation to stay without their producer. The CBS Records (now Sony BMG) subsidiary, Portrait Records, had offered Flicker and the group a more lucrative contract. The group broke the two-album contract with Mushroom and moved on to record for Portrait by early 1977.

1977 release

The change in labels resulted in a prolonged legal battle with Mushroom's creative director Shelly Siegel. Mushroom, still having a 2-album contract, claimed they had the legal right to release a second Heart album after all. Still in possession of the five unfinished studio recordings as well as a handful of unreleased live tracks recorded in 1975, Mushroom had them remixed by the band's recording engineer, but without the presence or input of any member of the group.

The label added another studio track, Here Song (the rare 1975 b-side of Heart's first Canadian single.) The rest of the album was filled by two live songs recorded in 1975 at "The Aquarius Tavern", a Seattle area rock club where the group had played regularly. Mushroom released the collection as Magazine in the spring of 1977, at the same time that the group was preparing their next album for Portrait titled Little Queen.

According to Flicker, about 50,000 copies of the original Magazine album were pressed. Some of these copies were sold in stores, mostly in Los Angeles and Hollywood, Florida where the records were manufactured. Unsold copies were quickly recalled and later destroyed when Heart took Mushroom to court to stop distribution of the album. The 1977 version was also briefly released in Europe through Arista Records.

Though the album was not officially released to radio stations in 1977, some stations such as KISW, a leading rock station in Seattle, played songs from the unauthorized version, against the wishes of the group. The 1977 release album cover carried a disclaimer on the back cover which read:

"Mushroom Records regrets that a contractual dispute has made it necessary to complete this record without the cooperation or endorsement of the group Heart, who have expressly disclaimed artistic involvement in completing this record. We did not feel that a contractual dispute should prevent the public from hearing and enjoying these incredible tunes and recordings."

Injunction, re-recording and remixing

Unhappy with the somewhat unpolished studio performances and the inclusion of the live recordings, the group took Mushroom to court with the aim of having the 1977 release of Magazine taken off the market. The Seattle court ruled that Mushroom had to recall the album, but the terms of the settlement required that Heart provide a second album for Mushroom. Heart chose to fulfill this obligation by finishing the previously released songs to a quality of their satisfaction.

For the 1978 version Heart chose to re-record, remix, edit, and re-sequence the recordings. This work was done March 6-9, 1978 at Sea-West Studios in Seattle. A security guard stood by in the studio to make sure that the group did not try to erase the multitrack master tapes. They added new lead vocals to most of the existing studio tracks.

One of the most obvious differences is that on the original recording of "Heartless" Ann Wilson sings "The doc said come back again next week..." On the re-recorded version she sings "doctor" instead. The new lead vocal on "Heartless" is less controlled than the original. The synthesizer solo on "Just the Wine" was replaced by a flute solo and the song is slightly edited. The ending of "Magazine" fades about 30 seconds earlier. The live "Blues Medley" was edited to remove some of Roger Fisher's guitar solo sections and Ann Wilson's solo vocal parts. There are also many other subtle differences. The revised version of the album was released with no disclaimer by Mushroom Records in April 1978.

Epilogue

In the early 1980s Mushroom Records went out of business. Ownership rights to Heart's two albums for Mushroom were purchased by Capitol Records who re-issued the recordings. The 1978 release was also pressed as a picture disc of the album cover. The back cover indicates that it is a special limited edition of 100,000 copies. The original cover had a circle cut out of it. This circle was sent to record stores to be hung in the store for promotion of the album.

Album: The Essential Heart by Heart (2002)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Compilation

Description: The Essential Heart is a greatest hits compilation album released by the American rock band Heart in 2002, part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. The album was officially certified Gold by the RIAA on October 23, 2007. The collection spans the band's history from 1975 through 1995 and the package includes two compact discs. In 2008, the album was re-released as part of the Limited Edition 3.0 series which added a third bonus disc of songs. The track list is arranged in chronological order.
In 2009, the album was released on Blu-spec CD.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2000s, Compilation


The Essential Heart is a greatest hits compilation album released by the American rock band Heart in 2002, part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. The album was officially certified Gold by the RIAA on October 23, 2007. The collection spans the band's history from 1975 through 1995 and the package includes two compact discs. In 2008, the album was re-released as part of the Limited Edition 3.0 series which added a third bonus disc of songs. The track list is arranged in chronological order.
In 2009, the album was released on Blu-spec CD.

Album: Private Audition by Heart (1982)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Private Audition is the sixth studio album, but seventh album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982. The album was on the U.S. Billboard 200 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number twenty-five. It contained the hit single "This Man Is Mine". It is the last Heart album to feature longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen, who left after the recording of the album and were replaced by Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes.

In 2009 Private Audition was rereleased on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with Passionworks. Prior to this, Private Audition had been out of print for a number of years and was the most difficult of Heart's CDs to obtain.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

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Private Audition is the sixth studio album, but seventh album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982. The album was on the U.S. Billboard 200 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number twenty-five. It contained the hit single "This Man Is Mine". It is the last Heart album to feature longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen, who left after the recording of the album and were replaced by Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes.

In 2009 Private Audition was rereleased on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with Passionworks. Prior to this, Private Audition had been out of print for a number of years and was the most difficult of Heart's CDs to obtain.

Album: Brigade by Heart (1990)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Brigade is the tenth studio album, eleventh overall, released by the popular rock band Heart. Released in 1990 after a three-year gap between albums, the album featured the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard 200. Brigade was followed by a successful world tour. Like its predecessor Bad Animals, the album is notable for a decline in writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson, but would be the last of the three "comeback" Heart albums to prominently feature outside writers..

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Album

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Brigade is the tenth studio album, eleventh overall, released by the popular rock band Heart. Released in 1990 after a three-year gap between albums, the album featured the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard 200. Brigade was followed by a successful world tour. Like its predecessor Bad Animals, the album is notable for a decline in writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson, but would be the last of the three "comeback" Heart albums to prominently feature outside writers..

Album: Alive in Seattle by Heart (2003)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Live

Description: The Wilson sisters (1980s glam rockers with such hits as "Alone" and "These Dreams") make a triumphant return to their hometown of Seattle. The city, oddly enough, spawned the grunge movement in the early '90s and killed off many of the '80s metal bands. A career-spanning selection of material in this concert includes early classics such as "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You," alongside more recent material.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2000s, Live


The Wilson sisters (1980s glam rockers with such hits as "Alone" and "These Dreams") make a triumphant return to their hometown of Seattle. The city, oddly enough, spawned the grunge movement in the early '90s and killed off many of the '80s metal bands. A career-spanning selection of material in this concert includes early classics such as "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You," alongside more recent material.

Album: Fanatic by Heart (2012)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, 2010s, Album

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Album: Heart by Heart (1985)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Heart is the self-titled eighth studio album, but ninth album overall, released by Heart. Released in 1985, the album continued the band's transition into mainstream hard rock, a genre that yielded the band its greatest commercial success. Marking the band's Capitol Records debut, it spent 92 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and became the only Heart album so far to hit number one, reaching quintuple platinum status. It also yielded the first number-one single for the band, "These Dreams", along with four other hit singles: "If Looks Could Kill", "What About Love", "Never", and "Nothin' at All". The latter three cuts also made the U.S. top ten.



Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1980s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Heart is the self-titled eighth studio album, but ninth album overall, released by Heart. Released in 1985, the album continued the band's transition into mainstream hard rock, a genre that yielded the band its greatest commercial success. Marking the band's Capitol Records debut, it spent 92 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and became the only Heart album so far to hit number one, reaching quintuple platinum status. It also yielded the first number-one single for the band, "These Dreams", along with four other hit singles: "If Looks Could Kill", "What About Love", "Never", and "Nothin' at All". The latter three cuts also made the U.S. top ten.



Album: These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits by Heart (1997)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Compilation

Description: These Dreams: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Heart. It was the final Heart album issued by Capitol Records, the band's label since 1985.

The track list spans the band's history from 1975 through 1995. Capitol Records did not have the licensing to some of Heart's earlier work which was issued on different labels. Therefore, some of Heart's earlier singles are presented in alternate live acoustic versions, as featured on the 1995 release The Road Home.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Compilation

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These Dreams: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Heart. It was the final Heart album issued by Capitol Records, the band's label since 1985.

The track list spans the band's history from 1975 through 1995. Capitol Records did not have the licensing to some of Heart's earlier work which was issued on different labels. Therefore, some of Heart's earlier singles are presented in alternate live acoustic versions, as featured on the 1995 release The Road Home.

Album: The Road Home by Heart (1995)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Live

Description: The Road Home is a live album released in 1995, the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style, but with strings, given in their home city of Seattle. It was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, and contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Alone", "Barracuda", and "Dreamboat Annie". The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.

US/ European edition has the title track "The Road Home" as Track 15 - an unlisted bonus track, Japan Edition omits the unlisted bonus track "The Road Home" and adds "Never" instead

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Live


The Road Home is a live album released in 1995, the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style, but with strings, given in their home city of Seattle. It was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, and contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Alone", "Barracuda", and "Dreamboat Annie". The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.

US/ European edition has the title track "The Road Home" as Track 15 - an unlisted bonus track, Japan Edition omits the unlisted bonus track "The Road Home" and adds "Never" instead

Album: Rock the House Live! by Heart (1991)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Live

Description: Rock the House Live! is a live album released by the American hard rock band Heart in 1991. It was recorded at The Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA on November 28, 1990. The band performed a set of 22 songs (including "The Way Back Machine" guitar solo by Howard Leese); but only 14 were used on the album, missing most of their recent successful singles "These Dreams", "Never", "Alone", "What About Love", "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" and their classic "Crazy on You", trying to demonstrate that Heart wasn't a band of ballad hits, but instead an arena rock staple. Instead of filling the album either with their early hard rock hits or their later pop ones, it is instead composed of less familiar songs from recent albums (six from Brigade, one from Bad Animals, two from Heart and one from Passionworks), it marked a sharp decline in sales after a period of success that began in 1985 with the release of the self-titled Heart.

The live version of "You're the Voice" was released as a single performing moderately well, reaching #20 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, whilst it was a minor hit in the UK reaching #56. The studio version was recorded in 1989 as part of the sessions for the Brigade album, and finally included on Greatest Hits: 1985–1995 cd, in July 2000.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Live


Rock the House Live! is a live album released by the American hard rock band Heart in 1991. It was recorded at The Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA on November 28, 1990. The band performed a set of 22 songs (including "The Way Back Machine" guitar solo by Howard Leese); but only 14 were used on the album, missing most of their recent successful singles "These Dreams", "Never", "Alone", "What About Love", "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" and their classic "Crazy on You", trying to demonstrate that Heart wasn't a band of ballad hits, but instead an arena rock staple. Instead of filling the album either with their early hard rock hits or their later pop ones, it is instead composed of less familiar songs from recent albums (six from Brigade, one from Bad Animals, two from Heart and one from Passionworks), it marked a sharp decline in sales after a period of success that began in 1985 with the release of the self-titled Heart.

The live version of "You're the Voice" was released as a single performing moderately well, reaching #20 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, whilst it was a minor hit in the UK reaching #56. The studio version was recorded in 1989 as part of the sessions for the Brigade album, and finally included on Greatest Hits: 1985–1995 cd, in July 2000.

Album: Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 by Heart (2000)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Compilation

Description: Heart had a second run on the charts in 1985 when they signed to Capitol Records and refashioned themselves as a mainstream pop/rock band, heavy on melodies and power ballads. The move paid off immediately, as they scored four Top Ten hits from Heart, their first record for the label: "What About Love?," "Never," "These Dreams," and "Nothin' at All." Heart kept up their hot streak for several more years, reaching the Top Ten three other times with the number one hit "Alone," "Who Will You Run To," and "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You." All of those songs are on Greatest Hits 1985-1995, along with 11 other tracks, including the semi-rarities of the Ann Wilson and Robin Zander duet "Surrender to Me" and the "studio version" of "You're the Voice." It may run a little long for the more casual fans, but overall, this is an excellent overview of the era, perfect for fans that don't need the full-length studio albums.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2000s, Compilation


Heart had a second run on the charts in 1985 when they signed to Capitol Records and refashioned themselves as a mainstream pop/rock band, heavy on melodies and power ballads. The move paid off immediately, as they scored four Top Ten hits from Heart, their first record for the label: "What About Love?," "Never," "These Dreams," and "Nothin' at All." Heart kept up their hot streak for several more years, reaching the Top Ten three other times with the number one hit "Alone," "Who Will You Run To," and "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You." All of those songs are on Greatest Hits 1985-1995, along with 11 other tracks, including the semi-rarities of the Ann Wilson and Robin Zander duet "Surrender to Me" and the "studio version" of "You're the Voice." It may run a little long for the more casual fans, but overall, this is an excellent overview of the era, perfect for fans that don't need the full-length studio albums.

Album: Greatest Hits by Heart (1998)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Compilation

Description: Heart - Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Heart. It is the sixteenth of Heart's album releases.

This compilation collects Heart's hits from 1976 through 1983, with one all-new studio recording, the Diane Warren penned "Strong, Strong Wind". The collection, which was limited to release in the US and Japan, acted as a 'first volume' of two greatest hits releases, the companion being the widely released Greatest Hits: 1985-1995. Other territories confusingly experienced the Capitol release of These Dreams: Greatest Hits instead of this collection, which featured a selection of tracks from 1976–1995.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Compilation


Heart - Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Heart. It is the sixteenth of Heart's album releases.

This compilation collects Heart's hits from 1976 through 1983, with one all-new studio recording, the Diane Warren penned "Strong, Strong Wind". The collection, which was limited to release in the US and Japan, acted as a 'first volume' of two greatest hits releases, the companion being the widely released Greatest Hits: 1985-1995. Other territories confusingly experienced the Capitol release of These Dreams: Greatest Hits instead of this collection, which featured a selection of tracks from 1976–1995.

Album: Dog & Butterfly by Heart (1978)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Dog & Butterfly is the fourth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on October 7, 1978 through Portrait Records. Heart rebounded from their legal dispute with Mushroom Records over the release of the platinum-selling Magazine in April 1978, as Dog & Butterfly was certified double platinum, spent 36 weeks on the charts, and peaked at #17 on the US Billboard 200. The album was the 'proper' successor to 1977's hit Little Queen in terms of musical development and direction, and contained two hit singles: "Straight On", and "Dog & Butterfly".

As Heart themselves noted on the album's release, side 1 was the "Dog" side, and was the more "rocking" compared to the "Butterfly" side 2, which was all ballads, with the exception of the closer "Mistral Wind", which, in many ways, epitomized the trademark sound for which Heart would be remembered: folksy ballads shifting into searing hard rock explosions.

Though the first song on the album, "Cook with Fire", sounds like a live recording, it was actually recorded in the studio. Audience sounds were overdubbed on the studio recording from a live performance.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1970s, Album

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Dog & Butterfly is the fourth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on October 7, 1978 through Portrait Records. Heart rebounded from their legal dispute with Mushroom Records over the release of the platinum-selling Magazine in April 1978, as Dog & Butterfly was certified double platinum, spent 36 weeks on the charts, and peaked at #17 on the US Billboard 200. The album was the 'proper' successor to 1977's hit Little Queen in terms of musical development and direction, and contained two hit singles: "Straight On", and "Dog & Butterfly".

As Heart themselves noted on the album's release, side 1 was the "Dog" side, and was the more "rocking" compared to the "Butterfly" side 2, which was all ballads, with the exception of the closer "Mistral Wind", which, in many ways, epitomized the trademark sound for which Heart would be remembered: folksy ballads shifting into searing hard rock explosions.

Though the first song on the album, "Cook with Fire", sounds like a live recording, it was actually recorded in the studio. Audience sounds were overdubbed on the studio recording from a live performance.

Album: Love Songs by Heart (2006)
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: 2000s, Compilation


Album: Desire Walks On by Heart (1993)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Desire Walks On is the eleventh studio album, but thirteenth overall, by rock band Heart. Released in 1993, it yielded four singles: "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", which reached #39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, "Black on Black II", which hit #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, "Back to Avalon" and "The Woman in Me", which failed to make the Hot 100 but "bubbled under" at #105. The album peaked at number #48 in the U.S. and marked a return to being predominantly written by lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1990s, Album

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Desire Walks On is the eleventh studio album, but thirteenth overall, by rock band Heart. Released in 1993, it yielded four singles: "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", which reached #39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, "Black on Black II", which hit #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, "Back to Avalon" and "The Woman in Me", which failed to make the Hot 100 but "bubbled under" at #105. The album peaked at number #48 in the U.S. and marked a return to being predominantly written by lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson.

Album: Dreamboat Annie by Heart (1976)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Dreamboat Annie is the debut album by American rock band Heart. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976 through Mushroom Records. It contained three hit singles which became staples on FM radio. Producer Mike Flicker helped the group to polish their sound and obtain a recording contract with the label.

The album was recorded on an Ampex MM1000 16-track tape recorder (which formerly belonged to United Western Recorders) at the Can-Base Studios in Vancouver, BC, which were later renamed to the current Mushroom Studios. It was the first major hit album recorded there.

Dreamboat Annie was released following the success of the second single. The album cover was designed by current Emily Carr University of Art and Design communication design instructor Deborah Shackleton Heart's first radio success earned them a spot opening a Montreal concert for Rod Stewart in October 1975. More Canadian airplay soon followed, due in part to the fact that Heart's recordings qualified for Canadian content broadcast requirements. The album sold an impressive 30,000 copies across Canada in its first few months.

Mushroom then formed a US division and released Dreamboat Annie on Valentine's Day 1976 in the Seattle area, where Heart's members had lived and played before relocating to Canada in the early 1970s. The album was played by Seattle stations KISW and KZOK and promptly sold another 25,000 copies in the local area. The group and their label then began working together to build success for the album city by city. According to Flicker, this was part of a plan to convince record distributors that Mushroom had a hit record, so that the album would get national distribution.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 1970s, Album

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Dreamboat Annie is the debut album by American rock band Heart. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976 through Mushroom Records. It contained three hit singles which became staples on FM radio. Producer Mike Flicker helped the group to polish their sound and obtain a recording contract with the label.

The album was recorded on an Ampex MM1000 16-track tape recorder (which formerly belonged to United Western Recorders) at the Can-Base Studios in Vancouver, BC, which were later renamed to the current Mushroom Studios. It was the first major hit album recorded there.

Dreamboat Annie was released following the success of the second single. The album cover was designed by current Emily Carr University of Art and Design communication design instructor Deborah Shackleton Heart's first radio success earned them a spot opening a Montreal concert for Rod Stewart in October 1975. More Canadian airplay soon followed, due in part to the fact that Heart's recordings qualified for Canadian content broadcast requirements. The album sold an impressive 30,000 copies across Canada in its first few months.

Mushroom then formed a US division and released Dreamboat Annie on Valentine's Day 1976 in the Seattle area, where Heart's members had lived and played before relocating to Canada in the early 1970s. The album was played by Seattle stations KISW and KZOK and promptly sold another 25,000 copies in the local area. The group and their label then began working together to build success for the album city by city. According to Flicker, this was part of a plan to convince record distributors that Mushroom had a hit record, so that the album would get national distribution.

Album: Jupiter's Darling by Heart (2004)
Genre: Classic Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Jupiters Darling is the twelfth studio album released by the hard rock band Heart. The album bombed, peaking only at number ninety-four on the U.S. Billboard 200. Two singles were released simultaneously: "The Oldest Story in the World" and "The Perfect Goodbye".

This album marked a return to Heart's hard rock roots; however, it only managed to sell roughly 100,000 copies. Since then the Sovereign record company has filed for bankruptcy, and it has been reported (via band sources on www.heart-music.com) that Sovereign still owes Heart thousands of dollars.

The album cover bears an image of the Mandelbrot set, rotated so the main cardioid is oriented the same way a heart would normally be, with the cusp at top.

The album cover art is seen briefly in the film Elizabethtown, for which Nancy Wilson did soundtrack music.

Sovereign Artist's Marketing Director, Paul Angles, simultaneously released their album via file sharing networks which was included in an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court.

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Classic Rock, Rock/Pop, Good Natured, 2000s, Album

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Jupiters Darling is the twelfth studio album released by the hard rock band Heart. The album bombed, peaking only at number ninety-four on the U.S. Billboard 200. Two singles were released simultaneously: "The Oldest Story in the World" and "The Perfect Goodbye".

This album marked a return to Heart's hard rock roots; however, it only managed to sell roughly 100,000 copies. Since then the Sovereign record company has filed for bankruptcy, and it has been reported (via band sources on www.heart-music.com) that Sovereign still owes Heart thousands of dollars.

The album cover bears an image of the Mandelbrot set, rotated so the main cardioid is oriented the same way a heart would normally be, with the cusp at top.

The album cover art is seen briefly in the film Elizabethtown, for which Nancy Wilson did soundtrack music.

Sovereign Artist's Marketing Director, Paul Angles, simultaneously released their album via file sharing networks which was included in an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court.

Album: The Collection by Heart (2005)
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were the creative spark behind Heart, a hard-rock group who initially found success in the mid-'70s, only to reach greater heights after engineering a major comeback a decade later. The daughters of a Marine Corps captain, Ann (born June 19, 1950) and Nancy (born March 16, 1954) grew up in both Southern California and Taiwan before the Wilson family settled in Seattle, Washington. Throughout their formative years, both were interested in folk and pop music; while ... Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Journey, Styx

Music Scene: Part of the Vancouver, Canada music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Classic Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: 2000s, Compilation


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