Strange Euphoria is a career-spanning box set album by Heart. The three-CD compilation features several of their hit songs as well as songs by The Lovemongers, solo songs by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, a recording by the pre-Heart group Ann Wilson & The Daybreaks that goes back to 1968, and previously unreleased demos and live tracks. A DVD is also included featuring a 1976 concert at Washington State University for the Pullman, Washington-based KWSU-TV concert series The Second Ending in promotion for their debut album Dreamboat Annie.
Strange Euphoria | ||||
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Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1969–2012 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, folk rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 3:19:20 | |||
Label | Epic/Legacy | |||
Producer | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Wood and Al Quaglieri | |||
Heart chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Amazon.com exclusive version was released with a bonus CD containing covers of five Led Zeppelin songs, entitled Heart Zeppish. As of July 2017, the bonus disc is no longer available.[2]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Through Eyes & Glass" (by Ann Wilson & The Daybreaks) | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson | Non-album single (1969) | 3:16 |
2. | "Magic Man" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Dreamboat Annie (1975) | 3:12 |
3. | "How Deep It Goes" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson | Dreamboat Annie | 4:42 |
4. | "Crazy on You" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Roger Fisher | Dreamboat Annie | 4:49 |
5. | "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child) + Dreamboat Annie Reprise" (edit; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Dreamboat Annie | 3:12 |
6. | "Love Alive" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher | Little Queen (1977) | 4:18 |
7. | "Sylvan Song" | N. Wilson, Fisher | Little Queen | 2:14 |
8. | "Dream of the Archer" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher | Little Queen | 4:31 |
9. | "White Lightning & Wine" (live at the Aquarius Tavern in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 1976; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Dreamboat Annie | 6:01 |
10. | "Barracuda" (live at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, July 15, 1977; broadcast on BBC Radio's London Wavelenghth Concert Hour, October 1, 1978; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher, Michael DeRosier | Little Queen | 4:37 |
11. | "Little Queen" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher, Steve Fossen, Howard Leese, DeRosier | Little Queen | 5:12 |
12. | "Kick It Out" | A. Wilson | Little Queen | 2:44 |
13. | "Here Song" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson | Magazine (1977) | 1:34 |
14. | "Heartless" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Magazine | 4:53 |
15. | "Dog & Butterfly" (acoustic demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis | Dog & Butterfly (1978) | 4:57 |
16. | "Straight On" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Dog & Butterfly | 5:06 |
17. | "Nada One" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Dog & Butterfly | 5:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Bebe le Strange" | A. Wilson, Ennis, N. Wilson, Fisher | Bébé le Strange (1980) | 3:39 |
2. | "Silver Wheels II" | N. Wilson | Bébé le Strange | 1:22 |
3. | "Even It Up" | A. Wilson, Ennis, N. Wilson | Bébé le Strange | 5:10 |
4. | "Sweet Darlin'" | A. Wilson | Bébé le Strange | 3:17 |
5. | "City's Burning" | A. Wilson, Ennis, N. Wilson | Private Audition (1982) | 4:23 |
6. | "Angels" | A. Wilson, Ennis | Private Audition | 2:59 |
7. | "Love Mistake" | N. Wilson | Passionworks (1983) | 3:25 |
8. | "Lucky Day" (demo) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Lisa Dalbello | Previously unreleased | 3:29 |
9. | "Never" (with John Paul Jones; previously unreleased) | Holly Knight, Greg Bloch, Connie | Heart (1985) | 4:08 |
10. | "These Dreams" | Martin Page, Bernie Taupin | Heart | 4:12 |
11. | "Nobody Home" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Heart | 4:07 |
12. | "Alone" | Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg | Bad Animals (1987) | 3:38 |
13. | "Wait for an Answer" | Dalbello | Bad Animals | 4:28 |
14. | "Unconditional Love" (demo; recorded in 1986) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Previously unreleased | 4:32 |
15. | "High Romance" (demo; recorded in 1986) | N. Wilson, Ennis, A. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 3:20 |
16. | "Under the Sky" (demo; previously unreleased) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Brigade (1990) | 2:50 |
17. | "Desire Walks On" ("Beach demo" version; previously unreleased) | N. Wilson, Ennis, A. Wilson | Desire Walks On (1993) | 4:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Kiss" (by The Lovemongers) | A. Wilson, Ennis, N. Wilson | Whirlygig (1997) | 5:05 |
2. | "Sand" (by The Lovemongers) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Frank Cox | Whirlygig | 4:33 |
3. | "Everything" (by Nancy Wilson) (live) | N. Wilson | Live from McCabe's Guitar Shop (1999) | 4:44 |
4. | "She Still Believes" (live at the Saratoga Mountain Winery California from the Ann and Nancy Live Tour, August 18, 1999) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Previously unreleased | 3:38 |
5. | "Any Woman's Blues" (demo) (with the Seattle Blues Revue Horns) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Previously unreleased | 3:59 |
6. | "Strange Euphoria" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Greatest Hits/Live (1980) | 2:43 |
7. | "Boppy's Back" (demo; recorded in 1993) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 2:07 |
8. | "Friend Meets Friend" (by The Lovemongers) (live from The Backstage, Seattle, Washington, September 1997) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis | Previously unreleased | 2:53 |
9. | "Love or Madness" (live at the Saratoga Mountain Winery California from the Ann and Nancy Live Tour, August 18, 1999) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 2:48 |
10. | "Skin to Skin" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 4:20 |
11. | "Fallen Ones" | N. Wilson, A. Wilson, Craig Bartock | Jupiters Darling (2004) | 3:41 |
12. | "Enough" | Bartock, A. Wilson | Jupiters Darling | 3:24 |
13. | "Lost Angel" (live at the Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, New Jersey; for the VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live! special recorded on March 10, 2006) | N. Wilson | Previously unreleased; later released on Live in Atlantic City (2019) | 6:50 |
14. | "Little Problems, Little Lies" (by Ann Wilson) | Ben Mink, A. Wilson | Hope & Glory (2007) | 3:29 |
15. | "Queen City" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Bartock, Mink | Red Velvet Car (2010) | 4:12 |
16. | "Hey You" | N. Wilson, Mink | Red Velvet Car | 4:11 |
17. | "Avalon (Reprise)" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, K. Grindstaff | Desire Walks On | 0:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pre Show" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, R. Fisher, Fossen, John Hannah, DeRosier, Michael Fisher | |
2. | "Heartless" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | |
3. | "White Lightning & Wine" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | |
4. | "Dreamboat Annie" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | |
5. | "Silver Wheels" | N. Wilson | |
6. | "Crazy on You" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, R. Fisher | |
7. | "Sing Child" | A. Wilson, R. Fisher, Fossen | |
8. | "Soul of the Sea" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | |
9. | "Devil Delight" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | |
10. | "Magic Man" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Going to California" (live) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Previously unreleased | 4:08 |
2. | "The Battle of Evermore" (by The Lovemongers) (live) | Page, Plant | The Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 1 (1997) | 5:43 |
3. | "What Is and What Should Never Be" (with John Paul Jones) (demo) | Page, Plant | Previously unreleased | 4:57 |
4. | "Immigrant Song" (by Ann Wilson) | Page, Plant | Hope & Glory | 3:42 |
5. | "Misty Mountain Hop" (live) | Jones, Page, Plant | Dreamboat Annie Live (2007) | 5:00 |
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Heart - Strange Euphoria review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Strange Euphoria, Sony Legacy, 2012-06-05, ASIN B007U1FEPS