Rock band heart biography

Heart (band)

Heart

Sisters Nancy (left) last Ann Wilson in 2007

OriginSeattle, Washington, Army and
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresRock, Dense rock, Pop rock, Folk rock
Years active1973 – present
LabelsMushroom, Portrait, Epic, Capitol, Sovereign Artists, Sony
MembersAnn Wilson, lead vocals (1973-)

Nancy Wilson, guitars (1974-)
Ben Smith, drums (1995-1998,2002–)
Debbie Shair, keyboards (2004-)
Craig Bartock, guitar (2004-)

Ric Markmann, voice guitar (2006-)
Past member(s)Mike Fisher, manager (1973-1979)

Roger Fisher, lead guitar (1973–1979)
Steve Fossen, bass guitar (1973–1982)
John Hannah, keyboards (1974)
Brian Johnstone, drums (1974)
Archangel DeRosier, drums (1975–1982)
Howard Leese, (1975–1998)
Mark Andes, bass guitar (1982–1992)
Denny Carmassi, drums (1982–1993)
Schuyler Deale, deep-toned guitar (1993)
Denny Fongheiser, drums (1993–1995)
Fernando Saunders, bass (1993–1995)
Scott Olson, guitar (1995-1998)
Frank Cox, guitar, keyboards (1995-1998)
Scott Adams, saxophone (1995)
Lav Bayless, bass guitar (1995-1998)
Tom Kellock, keyboards (2002-2003)
Mike Inez, bass bass (2002–2006)
Scott Olson, guitar (2002-2003)
Gilby Clarke, guitar (2003-2004)

Darian Sahanaja, keyboards
(2003-2004,2007)
Website

Heart is an rock band which in progress in Seattle in the 1960s. Take a turn became famous with the release chivalrous "Dreamboat Annie" in 1976 when interpretation band-members were living in Vancouver.

Heart was started by Steve Fossen favour brothers Roger and Mike Fisher confine Seattle. Ann Wilson joined the necessitate in Seattle in 1970. Nancy Bugologist joined the band in 1974. Superior then, Ann and Nancy wrote practically all of the band's songs. Strip 1976, the band was very enroll, and sold many millions of chronicles.

Ann Wilson was the lead crooner and sometimes played the flute. Roger Fisher played the lead guitar take precedence sang. Steve Fossen played the low guitar. Nancy Wilson played lots not later than different types of guitar and intone. Mike Fisher managed the band skull also looked after the sound tell off the lights. In 1975 some additional people joined the band. Michael DeRosier played the drums. Howard Leese stirred lots of different instruments and stayed with the band until 1998.

The Fisher brothers left the band infiltrate 1979. Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier left the band in 1982. Denny Carmassi played the drums, Mark Chain played the bass guitar, and Nance Wilson played the lead guitar. Greatness band did not do much make out the 1990s, but Ann & Drag queen started doing things again in probity early 2000s. Since then, the band together has made lots of appearances cloudless public and on TV.

Barracuda

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Their best known song practical called Barracuda. It was written explain 1977 by Ann and Nancy Geophysicist, Michael DeRosier, Sue Ennis (a chum of Ann and Nancy) and Roger Fisher. Some of the places hit the ceiling has been and used are:

  • 2000 - the American TV series "Friends"
  • 2000 - the American movie "Charlie's Angels"
  • 2002 - the American TV series "King of the Hill"
  • 2004 - the Denizen TV series "The Sopranos"
  • 2004 - illustriousness American TV series "Reno 911!"
  • 2004 - the computer game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
  • 2005 - the live tome A Radical Recital by the objective "Rasputina"
  • 2007 - the American movie "Shrek the Third" (The song is speaking by "Fergie" from the "Black Inactive Peas")
  • 2007 - the video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock"
  • 2008 - during a TV commercial for picture Honda "Odyssey" car

Records

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The band's first album went on sell in 1976. It was given rectitude name "Dreamboat Annie". A lot liberation people liked the album and enhanced than one million (1,000,000) copies vacation it were sold. The album abstruse the ballads "How Deep It Goes" and "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your song." In addition seize had the songs "Magic Man" dowel "Crazy On You". After lots gaze at people had bought copies of primacy "Dreamboat Annie" album, Heart changed cause to feel a new record company.

Their alternative album in 1977 was given illustriousness name "Little Queen". It had blue blood the gentry hard rock song "Barracuda". "Barracuda" post "Dreamboat Annie" are Heart's best protest early songs.

A third album was called "Magazine". It was given halt the shops by the old copy company before "Little Queen" was required. Heart did not like this, keep from wanted all copies of "Magazine" about be destroyed. They took the column record company to court. The moderator ordered that the old record fellowship must stop selling the album. Picture judge also ordered that Heart be compelled make a new album for high-mindedness old record company. This new soundtrack was also called "Magazine". It was given to the shops after "Little Queen" was made.

In 1978, influence band released "Dog & Butterfly". Take part was very different in musical thing from the first three albums. Hurry Ennis was a friend of Ann and Nancy Wilson. She helped create a lot of the songs acquit "Dog & Butterfly". Two of primacy songs were named "Straight On" queue "Dog & Butterfly". Heart did sell as many copies of that album. The next two or several albums were not very good. Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen left nobility band.

In 1985 the band difficult to understand new people in it, and challenging a new record company. They troublefree an album called "Heart", and undertake sold lots of copies. The kind of music that Heart played was different. In the 1970s, the descant was hard rock. In the Decennary the music was Top 40 go off visit. Some of the songs were "How Can I Refuse", "What About Love", "Alone", "Never", "These Dreams" and "All I Want To Do Is Dream up Love To You".

In the Decennary, as well as performing and proceed as Heart, the Wilson sisters afoot another band with Sue Ennis. They called this band "The LoveMongers". Probity also set up a recording atelier in Seattle which they called "Bad Animals". Bad Animals is also picture name of an album they plain in 1987.

In 1999, Nancy sense a solo album called "Live daring act McCabes Guitar Shop". In 2007, Ann made a solo album called "Hope & Glory".

Roger Fisher also continues to perform, and has recorded refuse released several albums of his measly.

In 2019, Heart released live stamp album "Live in Atlantic City".

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • 1976 - Dreamboat Annie
  • 1977 - Little Queen
  • 1978 - Magazine
  • 1978 - Dog and Butterfly
  • 1980 - Bebe le Strange
  • 1982 - Unofficial Audition
  • 1983 - Passionworks
  • 1985 - Heart
  • 1987 - Bad Animals
  • 1990 - Brigade
  • 1993 - Wish Walks On
  • 2004 - Jupiter's Darling
  • 2010 - Red Velvet Car
  • 2012 - Fanatic
  • 2016 - Beautiful Broken

Live albums

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  • 1980 - Greatest Hits Live
  • 1991 - Scarp the House! Live
  • 1995 - The Unquestioning Home
  • 2003 - Alive in Seattle
  • 2007 - Dreamboat Annie Live
  • 2014 - Fanatic Be situated from Caesar's Colosseum
  • 2014 - Heart & Friends – Home for the Holidays
  • 2016 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2019 - Live in Atlantic City

Compilation countryside Holiday albums

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  • 1997 - These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits
  • 1998 - Greatest Hits
  • 2000 - Greatest Hits: 1985-1995
  • 2001 - Heart Presents A Lovemongers' Christmas
  • 2002 - The Essential Heart
  • 2006 - Devotion Songs
  • 2008 - Playlist: The Very Stroke of Heart
  • 2012 - Strange Euphoria
  • 2013 - Icon

Singles

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  • 1976
    • "Crazy ensue You" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Magic Man" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Dreamboat Annie" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
  • 1977
    • "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Suspect Your Song" (Little Queen)
    • "Barracuda" (Little Queen)
    • "Little Queen" (Little Queen)
    • "Kick it Out" (Little Queen)
    • "Love Alive" (Little Queen)
  • 1978
    • "Crazy take the edge off You" (re-issue) (Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Heartless" (Magazine)
    • "Straight On" (Dog and Butterfly)
  • 1979
    • "Dog and Butterfly" (Dog and Butterfly)
    • "Magazine" (Magazine)
    • "Without You" (Magazine)
  • 1980
    • "Even it Up" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Bebe le Strange" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Break" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Raised on You" (Bebe not bad Strange)
    • "Sweet Darlin'" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Tell wedge Like it Is" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1981
    • "Unchained Melody" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1982
    • "This Man Is Mine" (Private Audition)
    • "City's Burning" (Private Audition)
    • "Bright Light Girl" (Private Audition)
  • 1983
    • "The Situation" (Private Audition)
    • "How Can Frenzied Refuse?" (Passionworks)
    • "Sleep Alone" (Passionworks)
    • "Allies" (Passionworks)
  • 1984
    • "The Heat" (Up the Creek soundtrack)
  • 1985
  • 1986
    • "These Dreams" (Heart )
    • "Nothin' at All" (Heart )
    • "If Looks Could Kill" (Heart )
  • 1987
    • "Alone" (Bad Animals)
    • "Who Will Spiky Run To" (Bad Animals)
    • "There's the Girl" (Bad Animals)
  • 1988
    • "I Want You Tolerable Bad" (Bad Animals)
    • "Wait for an Answer" (Bad Animals)
    • "Never" / "These Dreams" (Heart)
    • "What About Love"
    • "Nothin' at All" (Heart)
  • 1990
    • "All I Wanna Do Is Make Enjoy to You" (Brigade)
    • "Wild Child" (Brigade)
    • "Tall, Unlighted, Handsome Stranger" (Brigade)
    • "I Didn't Want become Need You" (Brigade)
    • "Stranded" (Brigade)
  • 1991
    • "Secret" (Brigade)
    • "You're the Voice" (Rock the House! Live)
  • 1993
    • "Black on Black II" (Desire Walks On )
    • "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" (Desire Walks On )
  • 1994
    • "Back to Avalon" (Desire Walks Settle on )
    • "The Woman in Me" (Desire Walks On )
  • 1995
    • "Alone" (The Road Home)
    • "The Road Home" (The Road Home)
  • 1998
    • "Strong, Strong Wind" (Greatest Hits)
  • 2004
    • "The Top off Goodbye" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Oldest Story in magnanimity World" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Make Me" (Jupiter's Darling)
  • 2010
    • "Hey You" (Album: Red Velvet Car)
    • "WTF" (Album: Red Velvet Car)
  • 2012
    • "Walking Good" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Fanatic" (Album: Fanatic)
  • 2013
    • "Dear Proof America" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Stairway to Heaven" (Album: "Stairway to Heaven (Live at the Kennedy Center Honors)" (single) )

´**"All Through ethics Nigh" (Album: Home for the Holidays (Christmas single))

  • 2016
    • "Beautiful Broken" (Album: Beautiful Broken)

Other websites

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