Heart - Greatest Hits is a compilation album

Compilation album

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 rock

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 band Heart

Heart (band)

Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...

. It is the sixteenth of Heart's album releases.

This compilation collects Heart's hits from 1976 through 1983, with one all-new studio recording, the Diane Warren penned "Strong, Strong Wind". The collection, which was limited to release in the US and Japan, acted as a 'first volume' of two greatest hits releases, the companion being the widely released "Greatest Hits: 1985-1995

Greatest Hits: 1985-1995

Heart - Greatest Hits: 1985–1995 is a compilation album by the American rock band Heart. This compilation is a companion to the 1998 Epic release Greatest Hits and collects Heart's studio hits from the Capitol Records years on a single disc, including the semi-rarities of the Ann Wilson and Robin...

". Other territories confusingly experienced the Capitol release of "These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits" instead of this collection, which featured a selection of tracks from 1976 - 1995.

Track listing

1. "Strong, Strong Wind" (Warren) - 4:28
2. "Magic Man
   Magic Man
   "Magic Man" is a hit rock song released in 1976 by Heart. It was issued as the second single from the band's debut album Dreamboat Annie. Written by Ann and Nancy Wilson, the song is sung from the viewpoint of a young girl who is being seduced by an older man , much to the chagrin of her mother,...
   
   " (Wilson
   Ann Wilson
   Ann Dustin Wilson is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, flute player, songwriter, and occasional guitar player of the rock band Heart.-Personal life:...
   
   , Wilson
   Nancy Wilson (guitarist)
   Nancy Lamoureux Wilson is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who, with her older sister Ann and lead guitarist Roger Fisher, became the core of the Seattle/Vancouver rock band Heart.-Life and career:...
   
   ) - 5:28
3. "Crazy on You
   Crazy on You
   "Crazy on You" is the guitar-driven debut single from the female-fronted rock band Heart's debut album Dreamboat Annie, released in 1976. Starting with an acoustic guitar intro, the song turns into fast-paced rock song that was the signature sound of the band in their early years...
   
   " (Wilson, Wilson) - 4:54
4. "Dreamboat Annie
   Dreamboat Annie (song)
   "Dreamboat Annie" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It is the title track from their debut album Dreamboat Annie and was released as its third single in 1976...
   
   " (Wilson, Wilson) - 3:50
5. "Barracuda
   Barracuda (song)
   "Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Little Queen .-Reception:...
   
   " (DeRosier, Ennis
   Sue Ennis
   Sue Ennis is a Seattle songwriter whose songs include Classic Rock radio staples Straight On, Even It Up and Dog and Butterfly. She has co-written over 65 songs for the rock band Heart and co-wrote the theme from The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy with James Bond composer, John Barry, Ann and...
   
   , Fisher
   Roger Fisher (guitarist)
   Roger Fisher is a guitarist primarily known as one of the founding members of the band Heart. His tenure lasted from 1967 until 1980.-Career:...
   
   , Wilson, Wilson) - 4:21
6. "Little Queen
   Little Queen (song)
   "Little Queen" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the second single from the band's second album Little Queen in 1977. The song is a midtempo rock and roll number similar in style to Heart's past hit "Magic Man" but much gentler than the first single taken...
   
   " (DeRosier, Fisher, Fossen, Leese
   Howard Leese
   Howard M. Leese is an American guitarist, record producer and musical director who played with Heart for 22 years...
   
   , Wilson, Wilson) - 5:10
7. "Kick It Out" (Wilson, A.) - 2:45
8. "Love Alive" (Fisher, Wilson, Wilson) - 4:23
9. "Heartless" (Wilson, Wilson) - 5:00
10. "Straight On
    Straight On
    "Straight On" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's 1978 album Dog & Butterfly. In the U.S., "Straight On" became Heart's third single to crack the top twenty, peaking at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Ann...
    
    " (Ennis, Wilson, Wilson) - 5:09
11. "Dog and Butterfly
    Dog and Butterfly (song)
    "Dog & Butterfly" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It is the title track to the band's fourth studio album Dog & Butterfly and was released as the album's second single. The song is a more subdued effort from the band, and differs from past hard rock-oriented hits, as Ann and Nancy...
    
    " (Ennis, Wilson, Wilson) - 5:22
12. "Even It Up
    Even it Up
    "Even It Up" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released in 1980 as the first single from the band's fifth studio album Bebe le Strange...
    
    " (Ennis, Wilson, Wilson) - 5:10
13. "Bebe le Strange
    Bebe Le Strange (song)
    "Bébé le Strange" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart. It was released in 1980 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Bebe le Strange. It was the first song from the band which did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was the final single released from the album...
    
    " (Ennis, Fisher, Wilson, Wilson) - 3:40
14. "Tell It Like It Is
    Tell It Like It Is
    "Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond. It was first recorded by Aaron Neville, who released the song as a single in 1966. It was issued at the end of the year on the Par-Lo label and became a hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number...
    
    " (Davis, Diamond) - 4:28
15. "This Man Is Mine" (Ennis, Wilson, Wilson) - 3:08
16. "How Can I Refuse" (Andes
    Mark Andes
    Mark Andes is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart, and Mirabal.-Early life:...
    
    , Carmassi
    Denny Carmassi
    Denny Carmassi is an American drummer.Carmassi was a member of the first four line-ups of the band Montrose. After Montrose, he played with his former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar as a solo artist, and with his former Montrose bandmates Ronnie Montrose and Jim Alcivar in the band Gamma.He also...
    
    , Ennis, Wilson, Wilson) - 3:56
17. "Rock and Roll
    Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)
    "Rock and Roll" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was first released as the second track from the band's fourth album in 1971, with a guest appearance by The Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart.-Overview:...
    
    " (Live) (Bonham
    John Bonham
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    , Jones
    John Paul Jones (musician)
    John Paul Jones is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a...
    
    , Page
    Jimmy Page
    James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
    
    , Plant
    Robert Plant
    Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
    
    ) - 5:55

Original album releases

• Tracks 2-4 Dreamboat Annie
  Dreamboat Annie
  Dreamboat Annie is the debut album by American rock band Heart. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976 through Mushroom Records. It contained three hit singles which became staples on FM radio...
  
  1976
• Tracks 5-8 Little Queen
  Little Queen
  Little Queen is the second album released by Heart. It was released in May 1977 on Portrait Records, and re-released in 2004 with two bonus tracks....
  
  1977
• Track 9 Magazine 1978
• Tracks 10-11 Dog and Butterfly 1978
• Tracks 12-13 Bebe le Strange
  Bebe le Strange
  Bebe le Strange is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Heart. It was released on February 14, 1980 through Epic Records. It was the first album without Roger Fisher on lead guitar, who left the band months prior. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the U.S....
  
  1980
• Tracks 14 and 17 Greatest Hits Live 1980
• Tracks 15 Private Audition
  Private Audition
  Private Audition is the sixth studio album, but seventh album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982. The album was on the U.S. Billboard 200 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number twenty-five. It contained the hit single "This Man Is Mine"...
  
  1982
• Tracks 16 Passionworks
  Passionworks
  Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock to power ballads. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, "How Can I Refuse?"...
  
  1983