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Friday, May 11, 2012

Heart career box set to come in June

Epic Records/Legacy Recordings have announced the release of Strange Euphoria, the first definitive career-spanning, multi-label boxed set retrospective chronicling American rock band Heart, personally curated by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson.
 
An anthology of the biggest hits and best-loved songs, alongside deep catalog treasures, rarities, demos and live performances, Strange Euphoria encompasses three compact discs and one DVD in a deluxe box, will be available everywhere June 5.
 
"In all the years we have been making music we have seen trends come and go,” said Ann Wilson. “We have always felt that to try and chase the latest ‘it’ sound is pointless, and we have tried to remain true to ourselves as songwriters and musicians. Sometimes we have had amazing success and heard ourselves on the radio... other times not so much, but the music is always playing in our house. In this box we have included many things that until now have never seen the light of day. Also here are our favorite deep tracks and live moments that really speak to who we are on the stage and the connection between us and the people who show up to rock. Enjoy this collection.  It has many facets just like we do, but the spirit running through it is all Heart. "
Strange Euphoria represents the first time Ann and Nancy have personally curated a collection of their work and is the only time they've opened up their vaults for demos and rarities never heard by the public. The set includes song-by-song annotations, anecdotes, and commentary by the Wilson sisters.

In 2010, Red Velvet Car, the first new studio album in six years from Heart, entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #10, becoming the seventh Top 10 album of the group's career. The group's first album for Legacy, it marked the return of the group to the Sony family, reaching #1 in sales on Amazon.com.

Heart - Strange Euphoria - track listing
 
CD 1
1. Through Eyes And Glass (by Ann Wilson & The Daybreaks)
2. Magic Man (demo)*
3. How Deep It Goes (demo)*
4. Crazy On You (demo)*
5. Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child) + Dreamboat Annie Reprise (edit)*
6. Love Alive
7. Sylvan Song
8. Dream Of The Archer
9. White Lightning And Wine (live at the Aquarius)*
10. Barracuda (live from BBC Radio Concert)*
11. Little Queen
12. Kick It Out
13. Here Song (demo)*
14. Heartless (demo)*
15. Dog & Butterfly (acoustic demo)*
16. Straight On
17. Nada One
 
CD 2
1. Bebe le Strange
2. Silver Wheels II
3. Even It Up
4. Sweet Darlin'
5. City's Burning
6. Angels
7. Love Mistake
8. Lucky Day (demo)*
9. Never (live, with John Paul Jones)*
10. These Dreams
11. Nobody Home
12. Alone
13. Wait For An Answer
14. Unconditional Love (demo)*
15. High Romance (demo)*
16. Under The Sky (demo)*
17. Desire Walks On ("Beach demo" version)*
 
CD 3
1. Kiss (by The Lovemongers)
2. Sand (live) (by The Lovemongers)
3. Everything (live) (by Nancy Wilson)
4. She Still Believes (live)*
5. Any Woman's Blues (demo) (with the Seattle Blues Revue Horns)*
6. Strange Euphoria
7. Boppy's Back (demo)*
8. Friend Meets Friend (live)  (by The Lovemongers)*
9. Love Or Madness (live) *
10. Skin To Skin*
11. Fallen Ones
12. Enough
13. Lost Angel (live)
14. Little Problems, Little Lies (by Ann Wilson)
15. Queen City
16. Hey You
17. Avalon (Reprise)
 
* previously unreleased
 
 
DVD
KWSU "The Second Ending – featuring Heart" program
circa February-March 1976
 
1. Pre Show
2. Heartless
3. White Lightning & Wine
4. Dreamboat Annie
5. Silver Wheels
6. Crazy On You
7. Sing Child
8. Soul Of The Sea
9. Devil Delight
10. Magic Man

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