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Dreamboat Annie (1975)

Where the lyrics of Dreamboat Annie take you, and where it was really made.

A cover photo from this album was reused in a Rolling Stone ad that the band had not been consulted on, and the fallout broke down the band's relationship with the label.

Key places

Recorded in Vancouver at Mushroom Studios (1975)

Recording site Mushroom Studios — The album was recorded in Vancouver at what was then Can-Base Studios. The studio was later renamed Mushroom Studios. This point marks the Mushroom Studios location for the city, not a verified building address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Debut studio album by American rock band Heart
• Band based in Vancouver, British Columbia at the time
• First released in Canada by Mushroom Records in September 1975
• Released in the United States on 14 February 1976 through Mushroom's Los Angeles subsidiary
• Three commercially successful singles
• Crazy on You and Magic Man became staples on North American FM radio
• Producer Mike Flicker helped polish the sound and secure a recording contract

Background

• First single How Deep It Goes received little attention in Canada in early 1975
• Magic Man was first picked up for radio by CJFM-FM 96 in Montreal while the band was on tour playing small club dates
• Radio success earned a spot opening a Montreal concert for Rod Stewart in October 1975
• Sales and airplay rose in that region, then gradually spread to other parts of Canada

Recording

• Recorded in Vancouver
• Recorded on a 16-track Ampex MM1000 machine that had previously belonged to United Western Recorders
• Mike Flicker – production, engineering; Rolf Hennemann – engineering; Patrick Collins – mastering

Cover

• Designed by Deborah Shackleton, communication design instructor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design
• Toby Rankin – photography; Jim Rimmer – signature lettering; Captain Paste-Up – layout

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Heart is an American rock band formed in 1974 in the Pacific Northwest, coalescing from earlier projects including the Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973).
• By 1975 the lineup had settled with Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, and Steve Fossen.
• The band rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and folk.

Members

• Ann Wilson (lead vocals, flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals) are the only consistent members across the band's history.
• Early members included Roger Fisher (guitar), Steve Fossen (bass), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards).
• Mark Andes (bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums) joined around 1982 after the earlier lineup changes.

Career

• Debut album Dreamboat Annie (1975) produced the hits "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You" and sold over a million copies.
• The band split from Mushroom Records and signed with Portrait; "Barracuda" became a major hit in 1977.
• A commercial decline in the early 1980s was followed by a mid-1980s comeback led by the album Heart (1985), which produced the No. 1 hit "These Dreams".
• The 1987 single "Alone" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Heart disbanded in 1998, reunited to tour and record several times afterward, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
• The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in Canada in September 1975 by Mushroom Records
• Sold an estimated 30,000 copies across Canada in its first few months
• US release on 14 February 1976, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200
• Entered the Canadian Albums Chart on 4 September 1976, peaking at number 20 on 9 October 1976
• Internationally reached number seven in the Netherlands, number nine in Australia, and number 36 in the United Kingdom

Records

• Peaked at number 20 on RPM's Top Album chart
• Earned a double platinum certification for sales of 200,000 in Canada
• Reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and Australia in early 1977
• Produced three commercially successful singles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album cover was designed by a communication design instructor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design
• Heart's first radio success led to a spot opening a Montreal concert for Rod Stewart in October 1975
• A Rolling Stone full-page ad used a photo similar to the album cover, and its caption angered the band
• The band had not been consulted about the ad and was furious with the double meaning of the caption
• A radio promoter's remark about the sisters prompted Ann to write the words to Barracuda, one of Heart's signature songs

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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