HeartRocks.net: Legacy Recordings Official Site for Heart Music

<BODY TEXT="#000000" LINK="#666666" VLINK="#000000" ALINK="#FFFFFF" BGCOLOR="#99CCCC">   "This album was about us trying to adapt to life in the public eye, the pressures and the ups and downs. We were in our early twenties, and it wasn't a real natural place to be. We were doing 250 shows a year worldwide, and we were getting exhausted. But the good part was that our records were suddenly being noticed. Rolling Stone was interested. We were flavor of the year." – <B>Nancy Wilson</B>, from the new liner notes to LITTLE QUEEN <P> In it for the long haul since 1970, <B>Heart</B> was re-formed two summers ago by its leaders <B>Ann and Nancy Wilson</B> for tours that brought them to more than 500,000 fans through the following year. The band has never rocked harder than they do in 2004, supporting the release of their first new studio album in over a decade with a 48-city U.S. tour. <P> In conjunction with the ongoing renaissance of <B>Heart</B>, expanded editions have been completed of their first three albums for the Portrait and Epic labels – <B>LITTLE QUEEN</B> (1977), <B>DOG & BUTTERFLY</B> (1978), and <B>BÉBÉ LÉ STRANGE</B> (1980) – each containing two-to-three previously unreleased bonus tracks. Personally supervised by <B>Ann and Nancy Wilson</B>, who searched deep in the Heart archives to contribute demos, live versions, and rarities recorded at the time of each album release, all three digitally remastered titles will arrive in stores June 29th on Epic/Legacy, a division of <B>Sony Music</B>. <P> In addition to the previously unreleased material, <B>Nancy Wilson</B> has written new liner notes for each of the expanded editions. <P> Twenty-seven years after joining the Epic/Portrait/Associated Labels group, the career of <B>Heart remains one of the marvels of the modern rock era. June 22nd marks the independent release of <B>Jupiter's Darling</B> (Sovereign Artists), their first new studio album since 1993's <B>Desire Walks On</B>. In-store week they will perform on the summer concert series of NBC's The Today Show. Exactly one month after the release date, Heart will open their summer tour in their hometown, Seattle, with a night at the Marymoore Amphitheater in nearby Redmond on July 22nd. Seven days later, they will be the subject of a CMT "Crossroads" special with <B>Wynonna</B>. <P> Together in various lineups since 1970, <B>Heart</B> emerged on the national scene in 1976 with the release of the album <B>Dreamboat Annie</B> on the indie Vancouver-based label <B>Mushroom Records</B>. The debut LP featured the hit singles "<B>Crazy On You</B>" (#35) and "<B>Magic Man</B>" (#9). The album established <B>Heart</B>'s signature sound: Ann's soaring, powerful vocals and Nancy's versatile multi-instrumentation and melodic songwriting, intuitively handled by their long-time producer Mike Flicker. <P> <B>Heart</B> moved to Epic's Portrait imprint in 1977 with <B>LITTLE QUEEN</B> and immediately scored with "<B>Barracuda</B>" (#11). The album enjoyed a 41-week chart run, rose to the #9 position, and was eventually certified triple-platinum by the RIAA. The two previously unreleased bonus tracks on this expanded edition both go back to 1976, including "Too Long A Time," an early demo version of "<B>Love Alive</B>," recorded at Ann's house; and <B>Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven," a Heart live staple</B>, recorded live at the Aquarius Tavern in Seattle, 1976. <P> In late-1978, <B>Heart</B> came back with <B>DOG & BUTTERFLY</B>, whose two hit singles "<B>Straight On</B>" (#15) and "<B>Dog & Butterfly</B>" (#34) sent the album to double-platinum and a 36-week chart run. The three previously unreleased bonus tracks on this expanded edition include "<B>Heartless</B>" (a song from their <B>Magazine</B> album on Mushroom, this version recorded in 1978, from a <B>BBC Live concert</B>); "Feels" (recorded in Seattle, 1978, and later reworked into "Johnny Moon"); and "A Little Bit (recorded in January 1982 in Hollywood). A long stretch of touring complicated by turmoil within the original lineup pushed the recording and release of BÉBÉ LÉ STRANGE into early 1980. But with another strong single in "Even It Up" (#33), the album reached #5 – Heart's highest-charting album to that point in their career. The two previously unreleased bonus tracks on this expanded edition include "Jackleg Man," recorded in Seattle during 1979-1980; and "Break," a live recording from 1980. <B>Ann and Nancy Wilson, as Heart, became the first female rockers to be inducted into Legacy Recordings' prestigious ESSENTIAL series</B>, when <B>THE ESSENTIAL HEART</B> was issued in November 2002. The 37-song, 2-CD/2-cassette package was the first collection to include every Heart single – there were 30! – that made the Billboard 100 pop chart from 1976 to 1993. It also marked the first time that the three record labels for whom Heart recorded from the '70s through the '90s – Mushroom, Epic/Portrait, and Capitol Records – collaborated on one all-encompassing package. Legacy followed up in June 2003 with the compatible surround-sound/super-audio double-CD ALIVE IN SEATTLE, recorded at the final stand of their 2002 tour, with a VHS/DVD counterpart released on Image. <P> <B>LITTLE QUEEN by HEART</B> (EK 85772, originally issued May 1977, as Portrait 34799) Selections: 1. Barracuda • 2. Love Alive • 3. Sylvan Song • 4. Dream Of The Archer • 5. Kick It Out • 6. Little Queen • 7. Treat Me Well • 8. Say Hello • 9. Cry to Me • 10. Go on Cry • Previously unreleased bonus tracks: 11. Too Long A Time (early demo version of "Love Alive," recorded at Ann's house, 1976) • 12. Stairway To Heaven (live at the Aquarius Tavern, Seattle, 1976). <P> <B>DOG & BUTTERFLY by HEART</B> (EK 85771, originally issued September 1978, as Portrait 35555) Selections: 1. Cook With Fire • 2. High Time • 3. Hijinx • 4. Straight On • 5. Dog & Butterfly • 6. Lighter Touch • 7. Nada One • 8. Mistral Wind • Previously unreleased bonus tracks: 9. Heartless (recorded 1978, from BBC Live concert) • 10. Feels (recorded in Seattle, 1978; track was reworked and later became "Johnny Moon") • 11. A Little Bit (recorded January 1982, Hollywood). <P> <B>BÉBÉ LÉ STRANGE by HEART</B> (EK 85770, originally issued February 1980, as Epic 36371) Selections: 1. Bebe Le Strange • 2. Down on Me • 3. Silver Wheels • 4. Break • 5. Rockin' Heaven Down • 6. Even It Up • 7. Strange Night • 8. Raised on You • 9. Pilot • 10. Sweet Darlin • Previously unreleased bonus tracks: 11. Jackleg Man (recorded in Seattle, 1979-1980) • 12. Break (recorded live, 1980).   <font face="arial,helvetica" size="2"> <B>Your browser does not support frames!</B><BR><BR> Some of the features on this site require a frames-capable browser. 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