Heart was one of the most successful female fronted bands in the annals of hard rock. Founded in
Seattle in
1974 by sisters,
Ann Wilson and
Nancy Wilson, the band had a sound heavily influenced by
Led Zeppelin (in fact, Heart drummer Denny Carmassi later played with Led Zeppelin guitarist
Jimmy Page in Coverdale/Page) with elements of
folk-rock and
power ballads. Their collaboration in Heart resulted in numerous multi-platinum albums, nine US top ten singles, and worldwide career sales of more than 20 million records. They also started the genre power metal.
Heart's Ann Wilson guested on the
Alice In Chains song "Brother", and the late
Layne Staley from Alice In Chains guested with Heart on a cover of
Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells".
Members
Ann Wilson – Lead Vocals, flute, guitar, bass, autoharp, keyboards
Nancy Wilson – Guitar, mandolin, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Roger Fisher – Guitar, mandolin (1974-1979)
Howard Leese – Guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (1975-1995)
Steve Fossen – Bass Guitar (1975-1982)
Michael Derosier – Drums (1975-1982)
Mark Andes – Bass Guitar (1983-1993)
Denny Carmassi – Drums (1983-1991)
Fernando Saunders – Bass Guitar (1993-present)
Denny Fongheiser – Drums (1993-Present)
Discography
Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Little Queen (1977)
Magazine (1978)
Dog & Butterfly (1978)
Bebe Le Strange (1980)
Greatest Hits/Live (1981) (compilation & live)
Private Audition (1982)
Passionworks (1983)
Heart (1985)
Bad Animals (1987)
Brigade (1990)
Rock the House (1991) (live)
Desire Walks On (1993)
The Road Home (1995) (live)
Alive in Seattle (2003) (live)
Jupiter's Darling (2004)
U.S. chart positions
Top 10 albums
Dreamboat Annie August 1976
Little Queen June 1977
Bebe Le Strange March 1980
Greatest Hits/Live December 1980/January 1981
Heart August 1985
Bad Animals July 1987
Brigade June 1990
Top 10 singles
"Magic Man" September 1976
"Tell It Like It Is" December 1980
"What about Love?" July 1985
"Never" October 1985
"These Dreams" February 1986 (1 week)
"Nothin' at All" May 1986
"Alone" June 1987 (3 weeks)
"Who Will You Run To" September 1987
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" May 1990
External link
Roger Fisher
Heart's official site
