Dreamboat Annie

by Heart

Overview

In the 1980s and '90s, numerous women recorded blistering rock, but things were quite different in 1976 -- when female singers tended to be pigeonholed as soft rockers and singer/songwriters and were encouraged to take after Carly Simon, Melissa Manchester, or Joni Mitchell rather than Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Greatly influenced by Zep, Heart did its part to help open doors for ladies of loudness with the excellent Dreamboat Annie. Aggressive yet melodic rockers like "Sing Child," "White Lightning & Wine," and the rock radio staples "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You" led to the tag "the female Led Zeppelin." And in fact, Robert Plant did have a strong influence on Ann Wilson. But those numbers and caressing, folk-ish ballads like "How Deep It Goes" and the title song also make it clear that the Nancy and Ann Wilson had their own identity and vision early on. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/19/2025
Label:	Mobile Fidelity
UPC:	0821797229760

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Heart   Primary Artist
Howard Leese   Vocals (Background),Guitar (Electric),Synthesizer
Mike Flicker   Timpani,Percussion
Steve Fossen   Guitar (Bass)
Ann Wilson   Flute,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Roger Fisher   Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Roy Ayotte   Percussion,Congas
Robert Deans   Vocals (Background),Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Geoff Foubert   Banjo,Vocals (Background)
Nancy Wilson   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jim Hill   Vocals (Background)
Tesse Bensussen   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Rolf Hennemann   Engineer
Mike Flicker   Producer,Engineer,Performer
Howard Leese   Assistant Producer,Orchestration,Arranger
Steve Fossen   Composer
Heart   Performer
Ann Wilson   Composer
Roger Fisher   Composer
Robert Deans   Orchestration,Arranger
Nancy Wilson   Composer