Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY 25529
Style: Rock, Pop
Country: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Time: 39:54
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 251 Mb
Charts: US #7, AUS #9, CAN #20, NL #7, UK #36. Australia: Gold; US: Platinum; Canada: 2x Platinum.
Heart,
originally labeled the "female Led Zeppelin," had an impressive debut
with Dreamboat Annie. The album was appropriately released on
Valentine’s Day in 1976. Produced by Mike Flicker, the album has a
simple and direct sound that accentuates the rock dynamics within the
instruments and vocals. The Seattle based band recorded the album in
Vancouver and first released it in Canada only in 1975 on the Mushroom
Records label, which at the time did not have a U.S. distribution
system. But, due to heavy sales and radio play in Canada, Mushroom
expanded to the U.S. solely to promote Heart, starting in Seattle and
then working city by city through the United States, as the band’s
popularity spread. The ultimate goal was to land a national distribution
contract, but soon relations between the band and Mushroom deteriorated
due to questionable ads. The result was Dreamboat Annie never quite
reaching the heights that it legitimately deserved as a top-notch rock
album with an original approach until the 1980s when Mushroom went out
of business and Capitol Records picked up distribution of the early
Heart material.
In the mid 1970s, there were very few women who
performed and recorded the assertive, Zeppelin-esque rock that Heart had
developed. Lead by singer Ann Wilson and her younger sister, guitarist
and songwriter Nancy Wilson, the band developed something
unapologetically strong and within the realm previously exclusive to
male musicians and fans. These strong yet melodic rockers made for a
potent combination which would be copied in future decades but was quite
unique at the time Dreamboat Annie was released. But even within this
new sub-genre, Heart added some variety with ballads and folk-influenced
numbers, making this album an interesting listen.
(full version: classicrockreview.com/2011/12/1976-heart-dreamboat-annie/)
01. Magic Man (05:28)
02. Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child) (01:10)
03. Crazy On You (04:53)
04. Soul Of The Sea (06:33)
05. Dreamboat Annie (02:01)
06. White Lightning & Wine (03:53)
07. (Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song (03:20)
08. Sing Child (04:55)
09. How Deep It Goes (03:49)
10. Dreamboat Annie (Reprise) (03:47)
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