Private Audition

Private Audition is the sixth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on June 5, 1982, by Epic Records. The album reached number 25 on the US Billboard 200, spending 14 weeks on the chart.[4] It spawned the #33 Hot 100 US single "This Man Is Mine". It is the last Heart album to feature longtime members Mike Derosier and Steve Fossen, who left after the recording of the album and were replaced by Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes.

Private Audition
Studio album by
Heart
ReleasedJune 5, 1982 (1982-06-05)
RecordedOctober 1981 – March 1982
Studio
Genre
Length40:19
LabelEpic
Producer
Heart chronology
Greatest Hits/Live
(1980)		 Private Audition
(1982)		 Passionworks
(1983)
Singles from Private Audition
  1. "This Man Is Mine"
    Released: May 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

In 2009, Private Audition was re-released by BGO Records as a double CD with the band's subsequent album, Passionworks (1983). Prior to this, Private Audition had been out of print for a number of years and was Heart's most difficult CD to obtain.[5][6]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."City's Burning"
4:26
2."Bright Light Girl"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
3:19
3."Perfect Stranger"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:51
4."Private Audition"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
3:19
5."Angels"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:00
6."This Man Is Mine"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
3:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."The Situation"
  • N. Wilson
  • Michael Derosier
4:33
8."Hey Darlin Darlin"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:43
9."One Word"N. Wilson4:32
10."Fast Times"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
3:51
11."America"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
2:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Private Audition.[7]

Heart
  • Ann Wilson – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 3, 4); backing vocals (track 6); flutes (track 8); bass guitar (track 11)
  • Nancy Wilson – second vocal (tracks 1, 6, 11); acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10); electric piano, acoustic piano (track 2); bass guitar (tracks 2, 6); vocals (tracks 2–5, 7–9); acoustic six- and twelve-string guitars (track 3); electric guitar (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10); piano (track 4); piano strings (track 5); backing vocals (track 6); pedal steel guitar (track 9); blues harp
  • Howard Leese – electric guitar (tracks 1–3, 7, 9, 10); synthesizers (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10); Moog drum (tracks 1, 7); acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 5, 8); orchestra bells (track 3); acoustic twelve-string (track 4); vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8); piano strings (track 5); Hammond organ (tracks 6, 10); Moog bass, computer effects, clavioline (track 7); bass guitar, alto recorder (track 8); cymbal (track 11), strings score and conducting (tracks 3, 8, 11)
  • Steve Fossen – bass (track 1, 3, 4, 9, 10)
  • Michael Derosier – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–10)

Additional musicians
  • Lynn Wilson – vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8); backing vocals (track 6)
  • Sue Ennis – piano (track 11)

Technical
  • Connie[lower-alpha 1] – production
  • Howie – production
  • David Thoener – engineering, mixing at the Record Plant, mastering at Sterling Sound
  • Shelly Yakus – engineering
  • Brian Foraker – engineering assistance, mixing at the Record Plant
  • Rob Perkins – engineering assistance
  • Steve Marcantonio – mixing at the Record Plant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound

Artwork
  • Dale Windham – photography

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 77
US Billboard 200[4] 25

Notes
  1. Connie is a pseudonym for Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, and Ann Wilson.

References
  1. Smith, Jim. "Private Audition – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. Connelly, Christopher. "Album Reviews: Heart – Private Audition". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. "Private Audition / Passionworks". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. "Private Audition/Passionworks – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. Private Audition (liner notes). Heart. Epic Records. 1982. FE 38049.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6556". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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