Dreamboat Annie Live is a live DVD released by the American rock band Heart in October 2007, which features Heart performing all ten songs from their 1976 debut album, Dreamboat Annie, plus five extra performances. The concert was also broadcast on DirecTV. The concert soundtrack was released as a live album, with the UK edition containing two bonus live tracks.
| Dreamboat Annie Live | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | April 17, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 90 min. | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory/Sony BMG | |||
| Director | Ivan Dudynsky | |||
| Producer | Bill Cracknell, Carol Peters, Nikki Varhely-Gillingham | |||
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| Dreamboat Annie Live | ||||
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| Released | October 23, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | April 17, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 70:48 | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory | |||
| Producer | Nancy Wilson, Craig Bartock, Jeff Palo, Carol Peters | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   (DVD)[1] |
| The Music Box | [2] |
The DVD is the first in the Shout! Factory's "Legendary Albums Live" series.[3]
Reviews edit
The album was favourably reviewed. At AllMusic, Andrew Leahey said "For those fans who prefer Heart's early material to the slick, hairsprayed singles of the '80s, Dreamboat Annie Live is a reminder that this band did – and, indeed, does – rock the boat."[1]
Track listing edit
All songs by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, except where indicated
- "Magic Man" - 5:52
- "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)" - 1:23
- "Crazy on You" - 4:42
- "Soul of the Sea" - 6:34
- "Dreamboat Annie" - 2:48
- "White Lightning and Wine" - 3:38
- "(Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song" - 3:38
- "Sing Child" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen) - 4:15
- "How Deep It Goes" (A. Wilson) - 4:31
- "Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)" - 4:15
- "Mistral Wind" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis, Fisher) - 8:24
- "Goodbye Blue Sky" (Roger Waters) - 3:54
- "Black Dog" (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) - 4:51
- "Misty Mountain Hop" (Jones, Page, Plant) - 5:01
- "Love, Reign o'er Me" (Pete Townshend) - 6:54
- British CD release bonus tracks
- "Love Alive" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher) - 4:52
- "Isolation" (John Lennon) - 4:12
Personnel edit
Heart edit
- Ann Wilson – lead vocals, flute, percussion
- Nancy Wilson - rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, vocals, percussion, audio producer
- Craig Bartock – lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals, audio producer
- Debbie Shair - keyboards
- Ric Markmann – bass, didjeridu
- Ben Smith – percussion, drums, tympani
Additional musicians edit
- Darian Sahanaja – percussion, sound effects, vocals, vocal arrangement, string arrangements, string conductor
- Andreas Forsman – violin
- Lena Bergström, Anna Landberg Dager - cellos
- Jeffrey Foskett, Libby Torrance - backing vocals
CD production edit
- Shawn Amos, Bob Emmer – series producers
- Jeff Palo, Carol Peters – producers
- Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Emily Johnson – artwork, package supervision
- Robert Y. Kim – project assistant
References and notes edit
- ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live (Video) review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Parish, Matt (December 7, 2007). "Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live". Musicbox-Online.com. The Music Box. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ To quote the Shout! Factory's website: "The “Legendary Albums Live” series will feature famous bands performing their quintessential albums live, in sequence, and in their entirety. The artists will also perform songs by the musicians they were listening to at the time for inspiration, and give exclusive interviews."