Greatest Hits: 1985-1995
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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 Zander duet "Surrender to Me" and the previously unreleased studio version of "You're the Voice."
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by the American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
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...
. This compilation is a companion to the 1998 Epic release Greatest Hits and collects Heart's studio hits from the Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
years on a single disc, including the semi-rarities of the Ann Wilson and Robin Zander duet "Surrender to Me" and the previously unreleased studio version of "You're the Voice."
Track listing
- "What About LoveWhat About Love"What About Love" is a song recorded by the rock band Heart, and released in June 1985. The band's "comeback" single, it was the first Heart track to reach the top 40 in three years, and their first top 10 hit in five...
" (Allen, Alton, Vallance) - 3:47 - "If Looks Could KillIf Looks Could Kill"If Looks Could Kill" is the name of a song recorded by rock band Heart. It was released as the fifth and final single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart. Musically the song is similar to early Heart tunes, as it is an aggressive, hard rock number...
" (Conrad, Garrett) - 3:45 - "NeverNever (Heart song)"Never" is the name of a song recorded by rock band Heart. It was released as the second single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart. The song is an aggressive rock number with an uplifting lyric to a person who has been discouraged by love...
" (Bloch, Connie, Knight) - 4:05 - "These DreamsThese Dreams"These Dreams" is a song by the rock band Heart released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.-Origin of the song:...
" (Page, Taupin) - 4:25 - "Nothin' at All" (Mueller) - 4:11
- "AloneAlone (Heart song)-Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...
" (Kelly, Steinberg) - 3:38 - "Who Will You Run ToWho Will You Run To"Who Will You Run To" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was composed by Diane Warren and released as the second single from Heart's ninth studio album Bad Animals...
" (Warren) - 4:05 - "There's the GirlThere's the Girl"There's the Girl" is a song recorded by the American rock band, Heart. It was composed by Holly Knight and Heart band member Nancy Wilson. "There's The Girl" was released in a remixed version as the third single from Heart's ninth studio album, Bad Animals...
" (H. Knight, Wilson) - 4:01 - "Surrender to Me" (Marx, Vannelli) - 3:57
- performed by Ann WilsonAnn WilsonAnn 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:...
(of HeartHeart (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...
) & Robin ZanderRobin ZanderRobin Wayne Zander is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick.-Early life:Zander was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, the fourth of five children; he has two older brothers, and older and younger sisters....
(of Cheap TrickCheap TrickCheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
)
- performed by Ann Wilson
- "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to YouAll I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was composed by veteran songwriter and producer Robert Lange and released as the first single from the band's tenth studio album Brigade, as well as their first hit single of the 1990s...
" (Lange) - 5:05 - "I Didn't Want to Need YouI Didn't Want to Need You"I Didn't Want to Need You" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart in 1990.It was composed by veteran songwriter Diane Warren and released as the second single from the band's tenth studio album Brigade. Warren, one of the most successful pop music songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s, also...
" (Warren) - 4:22 - "Tall, Dark Handsome StrangerTall, Dark Handsome StrangerTall, Dark, Handsome Stranger is a song written by Holly Knight and Albert Hammond, performed by the rock band, Heart, for their 1990 album, Brigade. In the song's lyrics, a woman describes how she's so sick and tired of men trying to act cool and pretending to be everything a woman might want. The...
" (Hammond, E. Knight) - 4:05 - "Stranded" (Harrington, Kyle) - 4:08
- "You're the VoiceYou're the VoiceAs a lead promotion for their first live album Rock the House Live! in 1991, US rock band Heart released their live version of "You're the Voice" as a single. It was captured during the US leg of their Brigade world tour in November 1990...
" (Studio Version) (Qunta, Reid, Ryder, Thompson) - 5:03 - "Back to Avalon" (Hain, Wilson) - 3:45
- "Black on Black II" (Dal Bello, Wilson) - 3:50
- "Will You Be There (In the Morning)Will You Be There (In the Morning)"Will You Be There " is a song first recorded by American rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's eleventh studio album Desire Walks On and was the only Top 40 single from the album....
" (Lange) - 4:30 - "The Road Home (Live)" (Wilson) - 3:50
Original album releases
- Tracks 1-5 HeartHeart (Heart album)Heart is the self-titled eighth studio album, but ninth album overall, released by Heart. Released in 1985, the album completed the band's transition into a pop group, a genre that yielded the band its greatest success by far, marking the band's Capitol Records debut, and it spent 92 weeks on the...
1985 - Tracks 6-8 Bad AnimalsBad AnimalsBad Animals is the ninth studio album, but tenth album overall by the rock band Heart. Released in 1987, the album was a big hit, and was almost as successful as their previous record Heart in 1985. RIAA certification as of 2010 is 5 times platinum, indicating sales in excess of 5 million in the US...
1987 - Tracks 10-13 BrigadeBrigade (album)Brigade is the tenth studio album, eleventh overall, released by the popular rock/pop band Heart. Released in 1990 after a three-year gap between albums, the album featured the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" and reached number three on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was...
1990 - Tracks 15-17 Desire Walks OnDesire Walks OnDesire Walks On is the eleventh studio album, but thirteenth overall, by rock band Heart. Released in 1993, it yielded four singles: "Will You Be There ", which reached #39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, "Black on Black II", which was a mainstream rock hit, "Back to Avalon" and "The Woman in Me",...
1993 - Track 18 The Road Home 1995