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Heart Releases New Album - Red
Velvet Car - Tour includes Southwest Performances in
Texas and Nevada, 2010
Heart - Ann & Nancy Wilson in the
studio
Los Angeles, California,
With Heart’s August 31st release of their first new
studio album in six years, Red Velvet Car, Heart
is seeing success on the road and at radio with their
singles “WTF” and “Hey You” seeing increased airplay on
AC, AAA and Classic Rock stations across the country.
“The barracudas are back and at the top of their game.”
(Rolling Stone, September 2, 2010)
“Aggressive, Delicate and Enduring” (New York Times,
August 4, 2010)
Album cover - Red Velvet Car
"Red Velvet Car, released by Sony Music’s Legacy
Recordings, boasts an evolved sound that doesn't pander
to the iPod generation. The women of Heart have strong
stories to tell through the music.” (The
Virginian-Pilot, August 13, 2010)
Like all Heart albums, Red Velvet Car rocks hard
but also has a deep acoustic side. Nancy Wilson has long
been known to play her acoustic guitar with rock
ferocity. This time an abundance of resonant acoustic
instruments (guitars, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle,
viola, cello, and autoharp), played by Nancy Wilson and
the album’s producer, Ben Mink, are showcased in Heart’s
unique style. Nine of the album's songs were written
for, and appear for the first time on Red Velvet Car.
The album's closer, "Sand," is a newly recorded version
of a song originally written and recorded by the
Lovemongers, Ann and Nancy's 1990's acoustic side
project. The release of Red Velvet Car heralds
Legacy's forthcoming reissues of the classic Heart
catalog in new physical and digital editions.
Ann & Nancy Wilson
Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first
showed the world that women can rock when their band
Heart stormed the charts in the '70s with hits like
"Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," ‘Straight On,"
"Even It Up," "Kick It Out" and so many more. Not only
did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the
songs, and played the instruments too, making them the
first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping
the charts through the ‘80s and into the ‘90s with huge
hits like "These Dreams," "Alone," "What About Love,"
"If Looks Could Kill," "Never," and a string of other
hits that showcased the sisters’ enormous talents as
both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold
more than 30 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold
out arenas worldwide, and had a profound influence on
rock music.
| Editor's Note:
From the very first moment I heard Heart in, oh
probably the fall of '76, cruising around before
school and my girlfriend says, "You have to hear
this tape," (and I'm pretty sure it was an
8-track, haha and it was Dreamboat Annie),
I was transported somewhere new, to somewhere
that moments before had not existed within my
world, as likely were many young female rock
fans of the era. I can say that there has
been a Heart song representative of many of the
important periods, phases and milestones of my
life. As our generation stands now at the
threshold of yet a new phase in life, it is
comforting to know that Ann and Nancy are still
there, committed to accompanying us on this
mystical feminine journey.
In review of the
new Heart album, Red Velvet Car, we find
a strong return from Heart. Given the
time, space and (consumer) age between albums,
as well as a generational slide to the quick and
the marketable, Heart returns to us in full
swing, as professional and as moving as ever.
Red Velvet Car
contains a little something for everyone
from the hard-rocking traditional sound that
is Heart, to a bluesy sound, to the softer
side both Wilson's bring to their songwriting
and performance, with Sand being at the
top of the list. Touching, eloquent and
heart-felt (no pun intended), reflections run
deep as does the wisdom of life's experience.
We've come this far with them, and we cherish
the opportunity to continue on as they offer
inspiration for us all.
Be sure to catch them on one of their
Southwest tour dates.
Cheryl Yale-Bruedigam |
Remaining US Tour Dates :
November 4
Houston, TX House Of Blues
November 13 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Hilton
Find out more at
www.heart-music.com
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