Maps of Music
Private Audition (1982)
Where the lyrics of Private Audition take you, and where it was really made.
Heart recorded Private Audition in three studios across two cities, and its two longtime members left right after the recording was finished.
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Recording at Studio 55 in Los Angeles (1982)
Recording site Studio 55 — Heart recorded parts of Private Audition at Studio 55 in Los Angeles, one of three studios listed for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording at Wally Heider in Los Angeles (1982)
Recording site Hollywood Sound — Heart also recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio in Los Angeles, a second Los Angeles studio used for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recording at Kaye-Smith in Seattle (1982)
Recording site Kaye-Smith Studios — Part of the album was recorded at Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle, the only studio on the list outside Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Private Audition: sixth studio album by the American rock band Heart
- Released May 20, 1982 by Epic Records
- Reached number 25 on the US Billboard 200 and spent 14 weeks on the chart
- Spawned the single "This Man Is Mine", which peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100
- BGO Records re-released it in 2009 as a double CD paired with Passionworks (1983)
Background
- Last Heart album to feature longtime members Mike Derosier and Steve Fossen
- Derosier and Fossen left after the recording and were replaced by Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes
- Out of print for a number of years before the 2009 reissue
Recording
- Recorded at Studio 55 in Los Angeles, Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles, and Kaye Smith Studios in Seattle
- Mixed at Record Plant Studios in New York by David Thoener, Steve Marcantonio, and Brian Foraker
- Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by David Thoener and Greg Calbi
- Engineers David Thoener and Shelly Yakus; assistants Brian Foraker and Rob Perkins
- Production credited to Connie and Howie
- Ann Wilson sings on all tracks; Nancy Wilson plays several guitars, pedal steel guitar and blues harp
- Howard Leese plays electric guitar and synthesizers and handled the strings score and conducting on tracks 3, 8 and 11
- Steve Fossen plays bass and Michael Derosier plays drums on the core tracks
- Dale Windham credited for photography
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
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
- Sixth studio album by the American rock band Heart, released May 20, 1982 by Epic Records
- Last Heart album to feature longtime members Mike Derosier and Steve Fossen
- Both left after the recording was completed, and Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes replaced them
- Credits list Ann Wilson on lead vocals across all tracks and Nancy Wilson on several guitars
- Mixing took place at Record Plant in New York City and mastering at Sterling Sound in New York City
Reappraisal
- Out of print for a number of years before the 2009 reissue
- Described as Heart's most difficult CD to obtain before that reissue
- BGO Records re-released it in 2009 as a double CD together with the band's next album, Passionworks (1983)
Records
- Reached number 25 on the US Billboard 200 and spent 14 weeks on the chart
- Single "This Man Is Mine" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100
- The album's chart run and single performance are the main recorded measures of its commercial reach in the source material
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Derosier and Fossen left after the recording was finished, and Carmassi and Andes took their places in the band
- Before the 2009 reissue the album had been hard to find, making it Heart's most difficult CD to obtain
- Recording was spread across three studios, two in Los Angeles and one in Seattle
- Mixing was done at Record Plant in New York City and mastering at Sterling Sound, also in New York City
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
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