Epic Records and Legacy Recordings proudly announce the release of Strange Euphoria, the first definitive career-spanning, multi-label boxed set retrospective chronicling the seminal American rock band Heart, personally curated by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson.

 

A carefully-considered anthology of biggest hits and best-loved songs set alongside deep catalog treasures, rarities, demos and live performances, Strange Euphoria, three compact discs and one DVD in a deluxe box, will be available everywhere Tuesday, 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. "

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 1970s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," 'Straight On," "Even It Up," "Kick It Out," and many more.  Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments, 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," "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 35 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and profoundly influenced the sound and direction of American rock music while inspiring women (and guys too!) around the world to rock out in bands of their own.

 

Heart were 2008 recipients of VH1 Rock Honors, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Grammy Foundation,  and received ASCAP's award for Excellence in Songwriting in 2009. 

 

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

 

What's made Heart endure across four decades and 13 studio albums, from Dreamboat Annie (1976) through Red Velvet Car (2010), is simply the quality of the music and the Wilsons' ability to connect to the emotions and experiences of their audience.  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.

 

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