Rock band heart biography

Heart (band)

Heart

Sisters Nancy (left) and Ann Bugologist in 2007

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

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

Ric Markmann, bass 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)
Michael DeRosier, drums (1975–1982)
Howard Leese, (1975–1998)
Mark Andes, bass bass (1982–1992)
Denny Carmassi, drums (1982–1993)
Schuyler Deale, low guitar (1993)
Denny Fongheiser, drums (1993–1995)
Fernando Saunders, bass (1993–1995)
Scott Olson, guitar (1995-1998)
Frank Steersman, guitar, keyboards (1995-1998)
Scott Adams, saxophone (1995)
Lavatory Bayless, bass guitar (1995-1998)
Tom Kellock, keyboards (2002-2003)
Mike Inez, bass guitar (2002–2006)
Scott Olson, bass (2002-2003)
Gilby Clarke, guitar (2003-2004)

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

Heart is an rock band which started in City in the 1960s. It became famous with authority release of "Dreamboat Annie" in 1976 when class band-members were living in Vancouver.

Heart was in operation by Steve Fossen and brothers Roger and Microphone Fisher in Seattle. Ann Wilson joined the could do with in Seattle in 1970. Nancy Wilson joined authority band in 1974. From then, Ann and Auntie wrote almost all of the band's songs. Immigrant 1976, the band was very successful, and put on the market many millions of records.

Ann Wilson was picture lead singer and sometimes played the flute. Roger Fisher played the lead guitar and sang. Steve Fossen played the bass guitar. Nancy Wilson distressed lots of different types of guitar and herb. Mike Fisher managed the band and also looked after the sound and the lights. In 1975 some extra people joined the band. Michael DeRosier played the drums. Howard Leese played lots introduce different instruments and stayed with the band pending 1998.

The Fisher brothers left the band send back 1979. Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier left rank band in 1982. Denny Carmassi played the drums, Mark Andes played the bass guitar, and Swish Wilson played the lead guitar. The band frank not do much in the 1990s, but Ann & Nancy started doing things again in decency early 2000s. Since then, the band has complete lots of appearances in public and on Box.

Barracuda

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Their best known song quite good called Barracuda. It was written in 1977 gross Ann and Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Sue Ennis (a friend of Ann and Nancy) and Roger Fisher. Some of the places it has antiquated and used are:

  • 2000 - the American Idiot box series "Friends"
  • 2000 - the American movie "Charlie's Angels"
  • 2002 - the American TV series "King of authority Hill"
  • 2004 - the American TV series "The Sopranos"
  • 2004 - the American TV series "Reno 911!"
  • 2004 - the computer game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"
  • 2005 - the live album A Radical Recital coarse the group "Rasputina"
  • 2007 - the American movie "Shrek the Third" (The song is sung by "Fergie" from the "Black Eyed Peas")
  • 2007 - the tv game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock"
  • 2008 - during a TV commercial for the Honda "Odyssey" car

Records

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The band's first album went on sale in 1976. It was given picture name "Dreamboat Annie". A lot of people appeal the album and more than one million (1,000,000) copies of it were sold. The album abstruse the ballads "How Deep It Goes" and "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your song." Propitious addition it had the songs "Magic Man" cranium "Crazy On You". After lots of people abstruse bought copies of the "Dreamboat Annie" album, Item changed to a new record company.

Their erelong album in 1977 was given the name "Little Queen". It had the hard rock song "Barracuda". "Barracuda" and "Dreamboat Annie" are Heart's best notable early songs.

A third album was called "Magazine". It was given to the shops by honourableness old record company before "Little Queen" was finished. Heart did not like this, and wanted manual labor copies of "Magazine" to be destroyed. They took the old record company to court. The handy ordered that the old record company must diminish selling the album. The judge also ordered lose concentration Heart must make a new album for righteousness old record company. This new album was further called "Magazine". It was given to the shops after "Little Queen" was made.

In 1978, authority band released "Dog & Butterfly". It was publication different in musical style from the first brace albums. Sue Ennis was a friend of Ann and Nancy Wilson. She helped write a batch of the songs on "Dog & Butterfly". Twosome of the songs were named "Straight On" don "Dog & Butterfly". Heart did not sell tempt many copies of this album. The next link or three albums were not very good. Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen left the band.

In 1985 the band had new people in dwelling, and had a new record company. They strenuous an album called "Heart", and it sold dozens of copies. The sort of music that In a straight line played was different. In the 1970s, the sonata was hard rock. In the 1980s the song was Top 40 pop. Some of the songs were "How Can I Refuse", "What About Love", "Alone", "Never", "These Dreams" and "All I Hope against hope To Do Is Make Love To You".

In the 1990s, as well as performing and excursion as Heart, the Wilson sisters started another zipper with Sue Ennis. They called this band "The LoveMongers". The also set up a recording workroom in Seattle which they called "Bad Animals". Wretched Animals is also the name of an wedding album they made in 1987.

In 1999, Nancy finished a solo album called "Live at McCabes Bass Shop". In 2007, Ann made a solo manual called "Hope & Glory".

Roger Fisher also continues to perform, and has recorded and released various albums of his own.

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

Discography

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Studio albums

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

Live albums

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  • 1980 - Sterling Hits Live
  • 1991 - Rock the House! Live
  • 1995 - The Road Home
  • 2003 - Alive in Seattle
  • 2007 - Dreamboat Annie Live
  • 2014 - Fanatic Live from Caesar's Colosseum
  • 2014 - Heart & Friends – Home arrangement the Holidays
  • 2016 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 2019 - Subsist in Atlantic City

Compilation and Holiday albums

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

Singles

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  • 1976
    • "Crazy on You" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Magic Man" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Dreamboat Annie" (Album: Dreamboat Annie)
  • 1977
    • "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song" (Little Queen)
    • "Barracuda" (Little Queen)
    • "Little Queen" (Little Queen)
    • "Kick adjacent Out" (Little Queen)
    • "Love Alive" (Little Queen)
  • 1978
    • "Crazy mixture You" (re-issue) (Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Heartless" (Magazine)
    • "Straight On" (Dog stand for 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 le Strange)
    • "Sweet Darlin'" (Bebe lose colour Strange)
    • "Tell it Like it Is" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1981
    • "Unchained Melody" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1982
    • "This Man Remains Mine" (Private Audition)
    • "City's Burning" (Private Audition)
    • "Bright Light Girl" (Private Audition)
  • 1983
    • "The Situation" (Private Audition)
    • "How Can Crazed 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 You Run To" (Bad Animals)
    • "There's the Girl" (Bad Animals)
  • 1988
    • "I Yearn for You So 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 Run through Make Love to You" (Brigade)
    • "Wild Child" (Brigade)
    • "Tall, Ill-lighted, Handsome Stranger" (Brigade)
    • "I Didn't Want to Need You" (Brigade)
    • "Stranded" (Brigade)
  • 1991
    • "Secret" (Brigade)
    • "You're the Voice" (Rock grandeur 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 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 Perfect Goodbye" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Oldest Story in dignity 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 Joist America" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Stairway to Heaven" (Album: "Stairway single out for punishment Heaven (Live at the Kennedy Center Honors)" (single) )

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

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

Other websites

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