The Road Home (Heart album)

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The Road Home
Acoustic rock
Length74:37
LabelCapitol
ProducerJohn Paul Jones
Heart chronology
Desire Walks On
(1993) 		The Road Home
(1995) 		These Dreams: Greatest Hits
(1997)
The Road Home
Acoustic rock
Length88:58
LabelCapitol
DirectorJoel Gallen
ProducerDouglas C. Forbes
Heart video chronology
If Looks Could Kill
(1988) 		The Road Home
(1995) 		Alive in Seattle
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Q[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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Alone", "Barracuda
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The album was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, a band to whom Ann and Nancy Wilson paid tribute with their band the Lovemongers. "He was a prince among men," enthused Ann.[5] The cover photograph shows an old picture of a young Ann and Nancy Wilson with a candle.

The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.

In 1995, a VHS was released under the same name and with the same cover containing another concert from the same tour. The video was reissued on DVD in 2003.

Track listing

The Road Home track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
Felice Bryant
4:30
8."Straight On"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis5:10
9."All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"Robert John "Mutt" Lange3:40
10."Crazy on You"A. Wilson, N. Wilson5:13
11."Seasons" (previously unreleased)Elton John, Bernie Taupin3:40
12."River" (previously unreleased)Joni Mitchell3:40
13."Barracuda"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Roger Fisher, Michael DeRosier4:40
14."Dream of the Archer" (includes uncredited excerpt of "Sylvan Song" during the intro)A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher5:37
15."The Road Home" (unlisted bonus track, previously unreleased)A. Wilson4:35
16."Never" (Japanese edition bonus track)A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Greg Bloch, Holly Knight5:19

VHS track listing

  2. unlisted introduction interview with Ann & Nancy Wilson
  3. "River"
  4. "Dog and Butterfly"
  5. "(Up on) Cherry Blossom Road"
  6. "Back to Avalon"
  7. "Alone"
  8. "These Dreams"
  9. "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"
  10. "Seasons"
  11. "Dream of the Archer"
  12. "Love Alive"
  13. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
  14. "Straight On"
  15. "Mistral Wind" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher)
  16. "Barracuda"
  17. "Love Hurts"
  18. "Crazy on You"
  19. "The Road Home"

DVD bonus material

  2. The Road Home – electronic press kit
  3. "Crazy on You" – live from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  4. "The Road Home" – live from Later with Greg Kinnear

Personnel

  • Ann Wilson – lead vocals, guitars, autoharp, flute
  • Nancy Wilson – vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Howard Leese – guitars, mandolin, keyboards, accordion, background vocals
  • bass
    , mandolin, producer (only on CD concert)
  • Fernando Saunders – bass, background vocals
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion
  • Gary Gersh – percussion, executive producer
  • Kristen Barry – background vocals
  • Seattle Symphony string section (CD):
    • Gennady Filimonov, Leonid Keylin – violins
    • Vincent Comer – viola
    • David Tonkongui – cello
    • John DeJarnatt – oboe, English horn
  • London Metropolitan String Quartet
    on track 12 and DVD:
    • Rosemary Furniss, David Ogden – violins
    • Andrew Brown – viola
    • Caroline Dale – cello
    • John Anderson – oboe
    • Roger Bolton – conductor

Charts

Chart performance for The Road Home
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 49
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 20
US Billboard 200[8] 87

Certifications

Certifications for The Road Home
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'The Road Home' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Heart - Road Home CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8
    .
  5. ^ Cross, Charles (July 2018). "The home stretch". Classic Rock. No. 250. p. 66.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2786". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.
  7. ISBN 4-87131-077-9
    .
  8. ^ "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Heart – The Road Home". Recording Industry Association of America.
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