Don't know if this is news to everyone or not, but here it is just in case.

From the http://www.heart-music.com web site:

ANN WILSON MAKES SOCIAL STATEMENT WITH FIRST SOLO RECORD HOPE & GLORY
(SEPTEMBER 11TH, ZOË/ROUNDER RECORDS)

PEERS AND LUMINARIES JOIN HEART'S LEGENDARY SINGER

Ann Wilson has recorded her first-ever solo effort Hope & Glory, due September 11th on Zoë/ Rounder Records. The arresting vocalist branches out with a socially conscious and thought-provoking album of songs she selected to inspire the appropriately titled Hope & Glory.

Produced by Ben Mink (k.d. lang, Feist), Hope & Glory features guest appearances from iconic artists Elton John, Gretchen Wilson, Alison Krauss, Rufus Wainwright, Ann's sister Nancy Wilson and others on unique renditions of songs made famous by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Neil Young and more.

"Each of these songs holds a special place in my soul...At one time or another every one of them has kept me up at night to the point of exasperation and will not be banished, as I lay sleepless on my pillow. Such songs as these carry me through my life, and they are a standard to which all new music I hear and write must compare." - Ann Wilson

With the state of our times in mind, Wilson sings the story of a fallen soldier ("Where to Now St. Peter"), recounts hardship and desperation ("Immigrant Song") and takes an angel's view of a battlefield ("War of Man"). Wilson ties the entire body of work together with her stirring original song entitled "Little Problems, Little Lies", a harrowing soldier's eye view of life on the front lines.



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TAN8U0/?tag=imwan-20

Ann Wilson - Hope & Glory track list:
1. Goodbye Blue Sky - with Nancy Wilson (Pink Floyd)
2. Where to Now St. Peter - with Elton John (Elton John)
3. Jackson - with k.d. lang (Lucinda Williams)
4. We Gotta Get Out of This Place - with Wynonna (The Animals)
5. Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
6. Darkness Darkness - with Nancy Wilson (The Youngbloods)
7. Bad Moon Rising - with Gretchen Wilson (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
8. War of Man - with Alison Krauss (Neil Young)
9. Get Together - with Nancy Wilson, Deana Carter & Wynonna (The Youngbloods)
10. Isolation (John Lennon)
11. A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall - with Rufus Wainwright & Shawn Colvin (Bob Dylan)
12. Little Problems, Little Lies

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TAN8U0/?tag=imwan-20

this could be very nice.

i have been looking for a copy of the "golden child" soundtrack at a decent price for years, i love her "best man in the world" on there.

renny

There was a rumor going around at that time (1986/87) that Ann was going to do a solo album, but it never happened. This was right after Heart made their comeback.

(Would you believe that I just now realised where Magic Man's login name comes from? Duh ...)

Magic Man? I don't get it, where does it come from? Some Elton John song?

goog,

not a big heart fan i take it?

renny

Renny,

Never heard anything by Heart - so that's where it's from!

"magic man" was possibly their biggest hit.

you should pick up a best of/greatest hits. they are a very good band.

well over 20 albums, mabe over 30 if you iclude best of'/greatest hits.

renny

Thanks, I'll do that. I've been meaning to check out their works for quite a while now.

I just assumed he was a NASCAR fan.

By the way, awesome choice for an avatar.

Magic Man was not their biggest hit per se, maybe best known, but not their biggest. These Dreams went to #1 in 1986 and is their biggest hit.

Big-time Heart fans may disagree, but I really liked the Essential set. It gave me everything I thought I needed.

They also didn't record over 20 albums, they have 11 studio albums and a few live albums, but nowhere near 30 albums as Heart.

Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy is my favourite album of all time.

First album to debut at number 1 on Billboard.

But Heart's, Dreamboat Annie, is also on my all-time favourites list.

Maybe I should change my login to Captain Fantastic.

Or Brown Dirt Cowboy.

12 for sure, 13 if you include the Lovemongers' Christmas album, which has been reissued under the Heart moniker.

Dreamboat Annie
Magazine
Little Queen
Dog & Butterfly
Bebe Le Strange
Private Audition
Passionworks
Heart
Bad Animals
Brigade
Desire Walks On
Jupiter's Darling
Lovermongers Christmas

Whirlygig wasn't reissued under the Heart name, while the Christmas album was.

P.S. "These Dreams" was #1 for 1 week, while "Alone" was #1 for 3 weeks. Joel Whitburn (who is regarded as an authority on such matters) ranks "Alone" as Heart's biggest hit.

Heart Monger, if ever I have a question regarding Heart, I will look you up. You sir are the Fred Bronson of all things Heart!

Very promising set list. However, I'm usually hesitant to pull the trigger when it comes to covers albums. I'll wait for the reviews to start coming in.

"Alone" is Heart's biggest hit-it was #1 for 3 weeks. "These Dreams" was their biggest AC hit spending 3 weeks at #1 in 1986.
Their biggest AOR hit (remember, they didn't track this stuff until 1981) was "How Can I Refuse" which hit #1 in 1983 for 1 week.
Heart are awesome. "The Essential Heart" was a great comp-it was missing "City's Burning"-that was my only complaint.

this is copied from allmusic:

and it doesn't include the 2 lovemongers albums and one lovemongers ep.

1976 Dreamboat Annie Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Magic Man, Crazy on You, Dreamboat Annie

1977 Little Queen Portrait
AMG Track Picks
Barracuda, Kick It Out, Little Queen

1978 Magazine Cema Special Markets
AMG Track Picks
Heartless, Magazine, I've Got the Music in Me

1978 Dog & Butterfly Portrait
AMG Track Picks
Straight On, Dog & Butterfly

1980 Bebe le Strange Epic
AMG Track Picks
Silver Wheels, Even It Up

1982 Private Audition Epic
AMG Track Picks
City's Burning, Bright Light Girl, Perfect Stranger

1983 Passionworks Epic
AMG Track Picks
How Can I Refuse, Allies, Love Mistake

1985 Heart Capitol
AMG Track Picks
What About Love?, Never, These Dreams

1987 Bad Animals Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Who Will You Run To, There's the Girl, Bad Animals

1990 Brigade Capitol
AMG Track Picks
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, Stranded, Call of the Wild

1991 Rock the House Live! Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Wild Child, If Looks Could Kill, Barracuda

1993 Desire Walks On Capitol


1995 The Road Home [live] Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child), These Dreams, Crazy on You, Barracuda

2001 Heart Presents a Lovemonger's Christmas Beyond
AMG Track Picks
Ave Maria, It's Christmas Time, Oh Holy Night!

2003 Alive in Seattle Epic/Legacy
AMG Track Picks
Crazy on You, These Dreams, Magic Man, Barracuda

2004 Jupiters Darling Sovereign Artists
AMG Track Picks
Make Me, I Need the Rain, Down the Nile, Fallen Ones

2005 Love Alive Sony Special Products


COMPS

1980 Heart Greatest Hits: Live Epic
AMG Track Picks
Barracuda, Crazy on You, Dreamboat Annie, Bebe le Strange

1981 Heart [Comp] Epic


1995 Definitive Collection [Bonus Disc] Feedback
AMG Track Picks
Barracuda, Little Queen, Dog and Butterfly, Bebe le Strange, Rock & Roll

1997 Greatest Hits [1997] Capitol

1997 These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Crazy on You, Alone, Magic Man, Barracuda

1998 Greatest Hits [1998] Epic/Legacy
AMG Track Picks
Crazy on You, Dreamboat Annie, Barracuda, Little Queen, Dog & Butterfly

2000 Simply the Best Sony International
AMG Track Picks
Barracuda, Straight On, Bebe le Strange

2000 Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 Capitol
AMG Track Picks
What About Love, Never, These Dreams, Alone, All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You

2001 Ballads: Greatest Hits Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Alone, What About Love, Never

2002 Definitive Collection [Single Disc] Sony International
AMG Track Picks
Barracuda

2002 The Essential Heart Capitol
AMG Track Picks
Crazy on You, Magic Man, Barracuda, Never, These Dreams, Nothin' at All






OK, that's 28 total albums + 2 lovemongers = 30 + an ep

and this doesn't include any import best of's either.

Let's not forget the Magazine Picture Disc and the Bad Animals Radio Show Cue Card Promo Only LP. In the collecting world those count big time. And since the Lovemongers SHOULD be included as they are Heart, then why not add Nancy's solo cd Live at Macabe's. Nice music on that. (ahh more fuel for the fire)