The Essential Heart
Heart · 2002
158 min · 37 tracks · rock music
A sweeping collection of rock anthems showcasing Heart's powerful vocals and multifaceted songwriting across decades.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- nostalgic reflections and memories
- powerful vocal showcases
- varied pacing throughout
Where this album fits
- Themes
- power ballads· rock music legacy
- Career context
- Released in late 2002, 'The Essential Heart' serves as a comprehensive retrospective, following Heart's resurgence in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This compilation comes after their successful studio album 'Jupiters Darling' (2004), solidifying their legacy and celebrating their impact on rock music.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Pat Benatar· Fleetwood Mac· Linda Ronstadt
- Sounds like this from elsewhere
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Rumours by Fleetwood Mac — Shares powerful vocal harmonies and emotional storytelling in a rock context.Crimes of Passion by Pat Benatar — Features strong female vocals and anthemic rock songs with themes of love and empowerment.Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi — Combines catchy anthems and power ballads, echoing themes of legacy and personal struggle.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Crazy on You 4:54
- 2 Magic Man 5:30
- 3 Dreamboat Annie (reprise) 3:49
- 4 Barracuda 4:23
- 5 Little Queen 5:13
- 6 Kick It Out 2:46
- 7 Love Alive 4:24
- 8 Heartless 5:00
- 9 Straight On 5:06
- 10 Dog & Butterfly 5:21
- 11 Silver Wheels 1:25
- 12 Even It Up 5:12
- 13 Rock and Roll (live) 5:57
- 14 Tell It Like It Is 3:55
- 15 Unchained Melody (live) 4:32
- 16 This Man Is Mine 3:06
- 17 How Can I Refuse 3:54
- 18 Allies 4:50
Disc 2
- 1 What About Love? 3:41
- 2 Never 4:05
- 3 These Dreams 4:14
- 4 Nothin' at All 4:13
- 5 If Looks Could Kill 3:43
- 6 Alone 3:40
- 7 Who Will You Run To 4:06
- 8 There's the Girl 3:50
- 9 I Want You So Bad 4:19
- 10 All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You 5:07
- 11 Wild Child 4:29
- 12 I Didn't Want to Need You 4:07
- 13 Stranded 3:56
- 14 Secret 4:14
- 15 You're the Voice (live) 5:07
- 16 Will You Be There (in the Morning) 4:28
- 17 Black on Black II 3:53
- 18 Ring Them Bells 3:51
- 19 The Road Home (edit) 3:34
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