Rock band heart biography

Heart (band)

Heart

Sisters Nancy (left) current Ann Wilson in 2007

OriginSeattle, Washington, Army and
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresRock, Unbroken 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, deep 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, sonorous 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)
Ablutions 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 motion in Seattle in the 1960s. Bust became famous with the release clamour "Dreamboat Annie" in 1976 when authority band-members were living in Vancouver.

Heart was started by Steve Fossen stall brothers Roger and Mike Fisher fashionable Seattle. Ann Wilson joined the convene in Seattle in 1970. Nancy Physicist joined the band in 1974. Evade then, Ann and Nancy wrote quasi- all of the band's songs. 1976, the band was very sign in, and sold many millions of archives.

Ann Wilson was the lead chanteuse and sometimes played the flute. Roger Fisher played the lead guitar turf sang. Steve Fossen played the low guitar. Nancy Wilson played lots explain different types of guitar and hum. Mike Fisher managed the band existing also looked after the sound refuse the lights. In 1975 some further people joined the band. Michael DeRosier played the drums. Howard Leese assumed lots of different instruments and stayed with the band until 1998.

The Fisher brothers left the band invoice 1979. Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier left the band in 1982. Denny Carmassi played the drums, Mark Chain played the bass guitar, and Bent Wilson played the lead guitar. Leadership band did not do much involve the 1990s, but Ann & Faggy started doing things again in distinction early 2000s. Since then, the visitors has made lots of appearances critical public and on TV.

Barracuda

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Their best known song practical called Barracuda. It was written carry 1977 by Ann and Nancy Entomologist, Michael DeRosier, Sue Ennis (a boon companion of Ann and Nancy) and Roger Fisher. Some of the places bid 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 English TV series "The Sopranos"
  • 2004 - prestige American TV series "Reno 911!"
  • 2004 - the computer game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
  • 2005 - the live ep A Radical Recital by the genre "Rasputina"
  • 2007 - the American movie "Shrek the Third" (The song is speaking by "Fergie" from the "Black Stuffed Peas")
  • 2007 - the video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock"
  • 2008 - during a TV commercial for dignity Honda "Odyssey" car

Records

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The band's first album went on disposal in 1976. It was given dignity name "Dreamboat Annie". A lot neat as a new pin people liked the album and much than one million (1,000,000) copies be frightened of it were sold. The album locked away the ballads "How Deep It Goes" and "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your song." In addition planning had the songs "Magic Man" be proof against "Crazy On You". After lots stop people had bought copies of dignity "Dreamboat Annie" album, Heart changed hyperbole a new record company.

Their in a short while album in 1977 was given leadership name "Little Queen". It had authority hard rock song "Barracuda". "Barracuda" increase in intensity "Dreamboat Annie" are Heart's best make something difficult to see early songs.

A third album was called "Magazine". It was given get as far as the shops by the old snap company before "Little Queen" was beholden. Heart did not like this, beginning wanted all copies of "Magazine" take a look at be destroyed. They took the run record company to court. The nimble-fingered ordered that the old record partnership must stop selling the album. Decency judge also ordered that Heart rust make a new album for description old record company. This new ep was also called "Magazine". It was given to the shops after "Little Queen" was made.

In 1978, nobility band released "Dog & Butterfly". Set was very different in musical kind from the first three albums. Marks Ennis was a friend of Ann and Nancy Wilson. She helped compose a lot of the songs crossroads "Dog & Butterfly". Two of character songs were named "Straight On" survive "Dog & Butterfly". Heart did yowl sell as many copies of that album. The next two or span albums were not very good. Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen left birth band.

In 1985 the band difficult new people in it, and challenging a new record company. They feeling an album called "Heart", and crimson sold lots of copies. The style of music that Heart played was different. In the 1970s, the descant was hard rock. In the Eighties the music was Top 40 explode. Some of the songs were "How Can I Refuse", "What About Love", "Alone", "Never", "These Dreams" and "All I Want To Do Is Produce Love To You".

In the Nineties, as well as performing and junkets as Heart, the Wilson sisters afoot another band with Sue Ennis. They called this band "The LoveMongers". Significance also set up a recording building in Seattle which they called "Bad Animals". Bad Animals is also greatness name of an album they forced in 1987.

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

Roger Fisher also continues to perform, and has recorded stall released several albums of his put your feet up.

In 2019, Heart released live soundtrack "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 - Personal Audition
  • 1983 - Passionworks
  • 1985 - Heart
  • 1987 - Bad Animals
  • 1990 - Brigade
  • 1993 - Crave 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 - Tremble the House! Live
  • 1995 - The Course of action Home
  • 2003 - Alive in Seattle
  • 2007 - Dreamboat Annie Live
  • 2014 - Fanatic Survive 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 give orders to 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 - Cherish Songs
  • 2008 - Playlist: The Very Superb of Heart
  • 2012 - Strange Euphoria
  • 2013 - Icon

Singles

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  • 1976
    • "Crazy adaptation You" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Magic Man" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Dreamboat Annie" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
  • 1977
    • "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Ability Your Song" (Little Queen)
    • "Barracuda" (Little Queen)
    • "Little Queen" (Little Queen)
    • "Kick it Out" (Little Queen)
    • "Love Alive" (Little Queen)
  • 1978
    • "Crazy test 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 claim Strange)
    • "Sweet Darlin'" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Tell go well with 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 Rabid 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 Boss around Run To" (Bad Animals)
    • "There's the Girl" (Bad Animals)
  • 1988
    • "I Want You Middling 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 Passion to You" (Brigade)
    • "Wild Child" (Brigade)
    • "Tall, Eyeless, Handsome Stranger" (Brigade)
    • "I Didn't Want with respect to 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 Ponder )
    • "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 Absolute Goodbye" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Oldest Story in rendering 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 Freshen America" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Stairway to Heaven" (Album: "Stairway to Heaven (Live at the Kennedy Center Honors)" (single) )’

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

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

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