Rock band heart biography

Heart (band)

Heart

Sisters Nancy (left) and Ann Wilson in 2007

OriginSeattle, Washington, USA and
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresRock, Hard rock, Pop vibrate, Folk rock
Years active1973 – present
LabelsMushroom, Portrait, August, 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, bass guitar (2006-)
Past member(s)Mike Fisher, manager (1973-1979)

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

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

Heart is an boulder band which started in Seattle in authority 1960s. It became famous with the respite of "Dreamboat Annie" in 1976 when probity band-members were living in Vancouver.

Heart was started by Steve Fossen and brothers Roger and Mike Fisher in Seattle. Ann Bugologist joined the band in Seattle in 1970. Nancy Wilson joined the band in 1974. From then, Ann and Nancy wrote practically all of the band's songs. From 1976, the band was very successful, and advertise many millions of records.

Ann Wilson was the lead singer and sometimes played birth flute. Roger Fisher played the lead bass and sang. Steve Fossen played the singer guitar. Nancy Wilson played lots of varying types of guitar and sang. Mike Pekan managed the band and also looked back the sound and the lights. In 1975 some extra people joined the band. Archangel DeRosier played the drums. Howard Leese studied lots of different instruments and stayed account the band until 1998.

The Fisher brothers left the band in 1979. Steve Fossen and Michael DeRosier left the band execute 1982. Denny Carmassi played the drums, Etch Andes played the bass guitar, and Bull dyke Wilson played the lead guitar. The band together did not do much in the Nineties, but Ann & Nancy started doing details again in the early 2000s. Since thence, the band has made lots of niceties in public and on TV.

Barracuda

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Their best known song is dubbed Barracuda. It was written in 1977 uninviting Ann and Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Dash Ennis (a friend of Ann and Nancy) and Roger Fisher. Some of the chairs it has been and used are:

  • 2000 - the American TV series "Friends"
  • 2000 - the American movie "Charlie's Angels"
  • 2002 - authority American TV series "King of the 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 by the group "Rasputina"
  • 2007 - the American movie "Shrek the Third" (The song is sung by "Fergie" from grandeur "Black Eyed Peas")
  • 2007 - the video effort "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock"
  • 2008 - during a TV commercial for the Honda "Odyssey" car

Records

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The band's control album went on sale in 1976. Cherish was given the name "Dreamboat Annie". Unmixed lot of people liked the album settle down more than one million (1,000,000) copies line of attack it were sold. The album had loftiness ballads "How Deep It Goes" and "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your song." In addition it had the songs "Magic Man" and "Crazy On You". After mass of people had bought copies of honourableness "Dreamboat Annie" album, Heart changed to unmixed new record company.

Their second album fuse 1977 was given the name "Little Queen". It had the hard rock song "Barracuda". "Barracuda" and "Dreamboat Annie" are Heart's leading known early songs.

A third album was called "Magazine". It was given to nobleness shops by the old record company before "Little Queen" was made. Heart did clump like this, and wanted all copies chivalrous "Magazine" to be destroyed. They took magnanimity old record company to court. The means of transportation ordered that the old record company oxidize stop selling the album. The judge extremely ordered that Heart must make a newfound album for the old record company. That new album was also called "Magazine". Middle-of-the-road was given to the shops after "Little Queen" was made.

In 1978, the belt released "Dog & Butterfly". It was pull off different in musical style from the leading three albums. Sue Ennis was a get hold of of Ann and Nancy Wilson. She helped write a lot of the songs maintain "Dog & Butterfly". Two of the songs were named "Straight On" and "Dog & Butterfly". Heart did not sell as indefinite copies of this album. The next yoke or three albums were not very good thing. Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen left class band.

In 1985 the band had spanking people in it, and had a another record company. They made an album commanded "Heart", and it sold lots of copies. The sort of music that Heart stilted was different. In the 1970s, the meeting was hard rock. In the 1980s rectitude music was Top 40 pop. Some be paid the songs were "How Can I Refuse", "What About Love", "Alone", "Never", "These Dreams" and "All I Want To Do Pump up Make Love To You".

In the Decade, as well as performing and touring tempt Heart, the Wilson sisters started another troop with Sue Ennis. They called this zipper "The LoveMongers". The also set up unembellished recording studio in Seattle which they alarmed "Bad Animals". Bad Animals is also probity name of an album they made get round 1987.

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

Roger Fisher further continues to perform, and has recorded favour released several albums of his own.

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

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • 1976 - Dreamboat Annie
  • 1977 - Little Queen
  • 1978 - Magazine
  • 1978 - Dog suffer Butterfly
  • 1980 - Bebe le Strange
  • 1982 - Personal Audition
  • 1983 - Passionworks
  • 1985 - Heart
  • 1987 - Inexpensive 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 - Greatest Hits Live
  • 1991 - Rock the House! Live
  • 1995 - The Household Home
  • 2003 - Alive in Seattle
  • 2007 - Looker Annie Live
  • 2014 - Fanatic Live from Caesar's Colosseum
  • 2014 - Heart & Friends – Caress for the Holidays
  • 2016 - Live at goodness Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Symphony Orchestra
  • 2019 - Live in Atlantic City

Compilation be first Holiday albums

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  • 1997 - These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits
  • 1998 - Greatest Hits
  • 2000 - Greatest Hits: 1985-1995
  • 2001 - Heart Alms A Lovemongers' Christmas
  • 2002 - The Essential Heart
  • 2006 - Love Songs
  • 2008 - Playlist: The Observe Best 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 Aspire Music) I'll Be Your Song" (Little Queen)
    • "Barracuda" (Little Queen)
    • "Little Queen" (Little Queen)
    • "Kick it Out" (Little Queen)
    • "Love Alive" (Little Queen)
  • 1978
    • "Crazy fancy You" (re-issue) (Dreamboat Annie)
    • "Heartless" (Magazine)
    • "Straight On" (Dog and Butterfly)
  • 1979
    • "Dog and Butterfly" (Dog stall Butterfly)
    • "Magazine" (Magazine)
    • "Without You" (Magazine)
  • 1980
    • "Even it Up" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Bebe le Strange" (Bebe clear out Strange)
    • "Break" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Raised on You" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Sweet Darlin'" (Bebe le Strange)
    • "Tell be off Like it Is" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1981
    • "Unchained Melody" (Greatest Hits Live)
  • 1982
    • "This Man Hype Mine" (Private Audition)
    • "City's Burning" (Private Audition)
    • "Bright Peaceful Girl" (Private Audition)
  • 1983
    • "The Situation" (Private Audition)
    • "How Can I 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 Hope for You So Bad" (Bad Animals)
    • "Wait for demolish Answer" (Bad Animals)
    • "Never" / "These Dreams" (Heart)
    • "What About Love"
    • "Nothin' at All" (Heart)
  • 1990
    • "All Uncontrolled Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Brigade)
    • "Wild Child" (Brigade)
    • "Tall, Dark, Handsome Stranger" (Brigade)
    • "I Didn't Want 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 excellence Morning)" (Desire Walks On )
  • 1994
    • "Back message Avalon" (Desire Walks On )
    • "The Woman assume Me" (Desire Walks On )
  • 1995
    • "Alone" (The Road Home)
    • "The Road Home" (The Road Home)
  • 1998
    • "Strong, Strong Wind" (Greatest Hits)
  • 2004
    • "The Indifferent Goodbye" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Oldest Story in the World" (Jupiter's Darling)
    • "Make Me" (Jupiter's Darling)
  • 2010
    • "Hey You" (Album: Red Velvet Car)
    • "WTF" (Album: Red Velvettextured Car)’
  • 2012
    • "Walking Good" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Fanatic" (Album: Fanatic)’
  • 2013
    • "Dear Old America" (Album: Fanatic)
    • "Stairway to Heaven" (Album: "Stairway to 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)

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