Follow Your Heart (song)
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"Follow Your Heart" is a hard rock
song and the fourth track from Triumph
's 1984 album Thunder Seven
. It reached number 35 on the Canada pop chart; number 88 in the U.S.
The video that was shot to accompany the single was filmed live at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island. During the concert, the band announced they would be filming a video after the concert and the audience were free to stay around.
Rik Emmett was almost killed during the video shoot when he went through his routine of jumping off the stage to sing backup vocals, a pyro blast went off and set Emmett's hair on fire.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
song and the fourth track from Triumph
Triumph (band)
Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.Like their fellow Canadians...
's 1984 album Thunder Seven
Thunder Seven
Thunder Seven is a concept album by the Canadian Heavy Metal band Triumph, released in November 1984. It was the band's seventh studio album...
. It reached number 35 on the Canada pop chart; number 88 in the U.S.
The video that was shot to accompany the single was filmed live at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island. During the concert, the band announced they would be filming a video after the concert and the audience were free to stay around.
Rik Emmett was almost killed during the video shoot when he went through his routine of jumping off the stage to sing backup vocals, a pyro blast went off and set Emmett's hair on fire.
Personnel
- Rik EmmettRik EmmettRichard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...
– guitars, synthesizers, vocals - Gil MooreGil MooreGil Moore is most famous for being the drummer and vocalist of the Canadian power trio, Triumph...
– drums, percussion, vocals - Michael Levine – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Production
- Eddie KramerEddie KramerEdwin H. Kramer is an audio engineer and producer who has worked with, among others, Led Zeppelin, Triumph, Kiss , Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Spooky Tooth, Peter Frampton, Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Anthrax, Carly Simon, Loudness, and Robin Trower.-1960s:Eddie...
– producer, mixer - Ed Stone – engineer
- Hugh Cooper – mixing
- Noel Golden – assistant engineer
- Yoshiro Kuzumaki – mastering