Heart (Heart album)

Heart
Studio album by Heart
Released July 6, 1985
Recorded January–April 1985
Studio The Record Plant, Los Angeles and The Record Plant, Sausalito, California
Genre Hard rock, pop rock, glam metal[1][2]
Length 39:28
Label Capitol
Producer Ron Nevison
Heart chronology
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Singles from Heart
  1. "What About Love" / "Heart of Darkness"
    Released: June 1, 1985
  2. "Never" / "Shell Shock"
    Released: September 14, 1985
  3. "These Dreams" / "All Eyes"
    Released: January 18, 1986
  4. "Nothin' at All" / "The Wolf"
    Released: April 19, 1986
  5. "If Looks Could Kill" / "What He Don't Know"
    Released: July 19, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Heart is the self-titled eighth studio album, released by the American rock band Heart. Released in 1985, the album continued the band's transition into mainstream rock, a genre that yielded the band its greatest commercial success. Marking the band's Capitol Records debut, it spent 92 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and became the only Heart album so far to hit number one,[6] reaching quintuple platinum status. It also yielded the first number-one single for the band, "These Dreams",[7] along with four other hit singles: "What About Love", "Never", "Nothin' at All" and "If Looks Could Kill". The first three cuts also made the U.S. top ten.[7]

In 1986, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

"Never" and "Nothin' at All" remixes

The tracks "Never" and "Nothin' at All" both have alternate mixes (as featured in their music videos), and these mixes had also been pressed onto some early release runs of the album, be it on LP, CD or cassette. One may get a copy with both songs in their original mixes; both in their alternate mixes, or only one song in a different mix. Copies with serial No. SL-12410, for example, features the alternate mix for "Never", but the original mix for "Nothin' at All". It appears that the original mix of "Nothin' at All" only appeared on various editions of early LP and cassette runs, and more featured on the "Essentials" Collection. The 45 RPM record featured the remix, thus receiving the most airplay on Top-40 radio formats of that day. The two different versions of "Nothin' at All" greatly differ from one another, rather than the two mixes of "Never" which are similar. The original mix of "Nothin' at All" features a very subdued lead vocal from Ann Wilson, with no ad-libs and extras. The guitar solo (played by Frankie Sullivan from Survivor) is also very tame and mellow/melodic. In the remix, a vibrant alternate lead vocal take from Wilson is featured with striking embellishments; Leese's guitar solo is vastly different. Drum treatment was mixed with restraint in the original, with heavy reverb as to blend with other instruments; louder, dryer and "cuts-through" on the remix. But while these two versions greatly differ from one another, the underscoring rhythm tracks are exactly the same, hence it appears the two final mixes do not derive from different basic track recording sessions.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Looks Could Kill"Jack Conrad, Bob Garrett3:42
2."What About Love"Brian Allen, Sheron Alton, Jim Vallance3:41
3."Never"Holly Knight, Greg Bloch, Connie (pseudonym for Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis)4:07
4."These Dreams"Martin Page, Bernie Taupin4:15
5."The Wolf"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Howard Leese, Mark Andes, Denny Carmassi, Ennis4:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."All Eyes"Knight, Bloch, Connie3:55
7."Nobody Home"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis4:07
8."Nothin' at All"Mark Mueller4:13
9."What He Don't Know"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis3:41
10."Shell Shock"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Leese, Andes, Carmassi, Ennis3:42

Additionally, the "B" side of the single "What About Love" was an 11th track from this time called "Heart of Darkness" (3:18). It was later replaced with "Never" as "back-to-back hits".

Personnel

Heart

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Ron Nevison
  • Engineered by Ron Nevison, Mike Clink and Brian Foraker
  • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1992 5x Platinum (+ 5,000,000)[19]
Canada CRIA 1993 6x Platinum (+ 600,000)[20]
UK BPI 1988 Silver (+ 60,000)[21]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/feature/195860-all-hail-hair-metal-heart/
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=HjRcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=Heart+1985+hair+metal&source=bl&ots=IQafxaKwZz&sig=IfgZUv9aIxT1bRDz16tgH2xj0xc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOhdDKj4_TAhXH34MKHVcZDes4ChDoAQgZMAA#v=onepage&q=Heart%201985%20hair%20metal&f=false
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Heart - Heart". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ Guterman, Jimmy (October 24, 1985). "Heart: Heart : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. 1 2 "Heart Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Heart Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Artist Chart History - Heart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "Album – Heart, Heart". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 44, No. 4, April 19, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. April 19, 1986. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Heart – Little Queen (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 42, No. 25, August 31, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. August 31, 1985. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Single – Heart, What About Love". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 11, November 23, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. November 23, 1985. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 44, No. 1, March 29, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. March 29, 1986. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Heart – These Dreams (nummer)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 44, No. 16, July 12, 1986". Library and Archives Canada. July 12, 1986. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  19. ↑ "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Heart"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Search for Artist Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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