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, released on June 21, 1985, by Capitol Records. The album continued the band's transition into mainstream rock, a genre that yielded the band its greatest commercial success. Marking the band's Capitol Records debut, it became Heart's only album to top the US ''Billboard'' 200 to date. The album was eventually certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)—in contrast to Heart's previous two releases, ''

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'', which remain uncertified—proving that adopting a

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direction helped resurrect the band. The album yielded the band's first number-one single, "

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", along with four other singles: "

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", " Never", " Nothin' at All", and " If Looks Could Kill", with the first four singles reaching the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1986, the album was nominated for a

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Track listing

Notes

* Connie is a pseudonym for

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, Nancy Wilson and Sue Ennis.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Heart''.

Heart

– vocals * Nancy Wilson – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals; lead vocals *

Howard Leese Howard M. Leese (born June 13, 1951, in Hollywood, California, United States) is an American guitarist, record producer, and musical director who played with Heart as guitarist and keyboardist for 23 years (1975 through 1998). He continues to rec ...

– lead guitar, keyboards, mandolin, background vocals *

Mark Andes Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with Canned Heat, Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart, and Mirabal. Early life Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one ...

– bass guitar *

Denny Carmassi Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's e ...

– drums

Additional musicians

* Peter Wolf – synthesizers, acoustic piano * Mickey Thomas – background vocals *

Johnny Colla John Victor Colla (born July 2, 1952) is an American musician (playing the guitar and saxophone), singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. He has been heavily involved in the San Franci ...

– background vocals *

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, ...

– background vocals * Lynn Wilson – background vocals *

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– keyboards *

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– solo guitar ; additional guitar

Technical

* Scotty Olson – guitar technician * Gary Clark – drum technician *

Ron Nevison Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on ''Quadrophenia'' by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists including ...

– production, engineering *

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– engineering assistance * Brian Foraker – second assistant engineer * Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)

Artwork

* Rebecca Blake – photography * Norman Moore – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1985 albums Albums produced by Ron Nevison Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles) Capitol Records albums Heart (band) albums