The Road Home (Heart album)

The Road Home, a live album released in 1995, is the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart.

The Road Home
Live album by
Heart
ReleasedAugust 29, 1995
RecordedBackstage Club, Seattle, Washington, August 12–16, 1994
GenreAcoustic 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
Video by
Heart
Released1995
RecordedMoore Theatre, Seattle, Washington
GenreAcoustic 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]

It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style – but with strings – in their home city Seattle. It contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Alone", "Barracuda", and "Dreamboat Annie".

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 & 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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson3:35
2."Dog and Butterfly"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis6:00
3."(Up on) Cherry Blossom Road" (Previously Unreleased)Amy Sky5:04
4."Back to Avalon"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Kit Hain3:55
5."Alone"Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly4:45
6."These Dreams"Bernie Taupin, Martin Page5:20
7."Love Hurts" (The Everly Brothers cover)Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant4:30
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" (Elton John cover)Elton John, Bernie Taupin3:40
12."River" (Joni Mitchell cover)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
  1. unlisted introduction interview with Ann & Nancy Wilson
  2. "River"
  3. "Dog and Butterfly"
  4. "(Up on) Cherry Blossom Road"
  5. "Back to Avalon"
  6. "Alone"
  7. "These Dreams"
  8. "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"
  9. "Seasons"
  10. "Dream of the Archer"
  11. "Love Alive"
  12. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
  13. "Straight On"
  14. "Mistral Wind" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher)
  15. "Barracuda"
  16. "Love Hurts"
  17. "Crazy on You"
  18. "The Road Home"

DVD bonus material
  1. The Road Home - electronic press kit
  2. "Crazy on You" - live from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  3. "The Road Home" - live from Later with Greg Kinnear

Personnel

Charts
Year Chart Position
1995 Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[6] 20
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[7] 49
Billboard 200 (USA)[8] 87

Certifications
Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1999 Gold (+ 500,000)[9]

References
  1. Stephen Thomas, Erlewine. "Heart - The Road Home review". Allmusic. 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. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone heart album guide.
  5. Cross, Charles (July 2018). "The home stretch". Classic Rock. No. 250. p. 66.
  6. ハートのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  7. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 12, October 23, 1995". Library and Archives Canada. October 23, 1995. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  8. "The Road Home Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  9. "RIAA Searchable database: search for "The Road Home"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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