"Dreamboat Annie" is a song written and recorded by the rock band

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. It is the title track from their debut album ''

Dreamboat Annie ''Dreamboat Annie'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in Se ...

'' and was released as its third single in 1976. The song had originally appeared as the

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to Heart's debut single "

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" earlier that year. "Dreamboat Annie" became Heart's third U.S. chart entry, peaking at number forty-two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Being markedly softer in sound than the other singles Heart had released previously, the song was also Heart's first entry onto the U.S.

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singles chart, where it reached number seventeen (Heart's highest-charting AC hit until "

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" in 1986).

Versions

There are three different versions of the song "Dreamboat Annie" on the ''Dreamboat Annie'' album: :Track 2 – "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)" – 1:10 :Track 5 – "Dreamboat Annie" – 2:02 :Track 10 – "Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)" – 3:50 The version released on the single, a variation of Track 5, was listed on the 45 as 2:59. Assumed to increase the single's playtime to a more standard 3 minutes, the intro to its A-side "Crazy On You" was grafted onto the beginning of the song. The single version has yet to be released on any Heart album. In 2011, Nancy Wilson recorded a reworked version of the song with American classical guitarist

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for the latter's album ''Guitar Passions''.

Reception

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'' said "the tune is soft and melodic; a banjo plays quickly on backup" and "Ann & Nancy Wilson turn out some surefire harmonies." ''

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'' described "Dreamboat Annie" as "a pretty and poetic song filled with dreamlike sea lyric imagery and backed by near classical folk guitar and banjo runs." ''

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'' said that it "is not as immediate as '

Crazy On You "Crazy on You" is a song by American rock band Heart from their debut studio album, ''Dreamboat Annie'' (1975). It was released in March 1976 as the album's third single in Canada and the album's debut single in the United States. It reached the ...

' or '

Magic Man "Magic Man" is a song by the American rock band Heart released as a single off their debut album, '' Dreamboat Annie.'' Written and composed by Ann and Nancy Wilson, the song is sung from the viewpoint of a young girl who is being seduced by a ...

,' but it has an atmosphere and charm that should captivate listeners."

Personnel

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– lead vocals * Nancy Wilson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

Steve Fossen Steve Fossen is an American bassist and a founding member of the band Heart.

– bass guitar *

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– bells Additional musicians *Tessie Bensussen – backing vocals *Geoff Foubert – backing vocals *Jim Hill – backing vocals, banjo *Kat Hendrikse – drums

Charts

References

External links

* Heart (band) songs 1976 singles Songs written by Nancy Wilson (rock musician) Songs written by Ann Wilson Mushroom Records singles 1976 songs Song recordings produced by Mike Flicker {{1970s-rock-song-stub