{"product_id":"heart-dreamboat-annie-super-audio-cd-sealed-us-super-audio-cd-sacd-udsacd2297-879596","title":"Heart Dreamboat Annie - Super Audio CD - Sealed US Super audio CD","description":"HEART Dreamboat Annie (2025 limited edition Mobile Fidelity  Sound Lab 10-track audiophile DSD remastered Ultradisc  UHR™ \u003cb\u003eSuper Audio CD\u003c\/b\u003e. Mastered at MoFi’s California  studio and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile  Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD puts the album’s  artistic significance in proper perspective. It invites you to  hear with stellar clarity the diverse architecture, passionate  playing, and fervent emotions that help make \u003ci\u003eDreamboat  Annie\u003c\/i\u003e an all-time classic. This 50th anniversary edition  also marks the first time Heart’s opening salvo has been  available in audiophile quality on compact disc in more than a  decade. Housed inside an individually gold-foil numbered  replica LP-style gatefold picture sleeve, metallic hype sticker  \u0026amp; factory sealed. Recommended)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-stretch: 100%; color: #999; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e50th Anniversary Edition of 1975 Album Features Audiophile Sound: Mobile Fidelity’s Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Revealing Clarity and Rich Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeart’s breakthrough debut, Dreamboat Annie, has often been framed in the context of a female-led band successfully matching the moves of its male counterparts during an era when women weren’t associated with rocking out — particularly on a mainstream level. While that take is true — Ann and Nancy Wilson practically stood alone amid a commercial age dominated by testosterone — it undersells the appeal, scope, and craftsmanship of an album that deserves to be revered strictly because of its merit, not because of the gender of the group’s principal members.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePress “play” and experience the textures of the guitars, full range of Ann Wilson’s voice, spacious backdrops of the arrangements, and rhythmic momentum — crucial components of Heart’s songs — free of veiled tones and artificial ceilings. Ample separation between instruments and black backgrounds bring the music into detailed focus, whether it’s the full decay of percussive accents, layered stacking of group harmonies, or depth of the bass lines. Helmed by Mike Flicker, Dreamboat Annie features advanced production that belies that of most independent releases of the time. The dynamics alone on this reissue confirm that fact. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the passage of time, as well as Heart’s Hall of Fame career, have nearly caused the historical tidbit to fade into obscurity, Dreamboat Annie was originally issued by the tiny label Mushroom Records after major imprints inexplicably took a flyer on the album. Released in Canada in September ’75, it hit shelves in the States in February of the following year. By the fall of 1976, Heart had a platinum LP and three hit singles. As well as an upcoming battle with Mushroom Records that, while another story entirely, further underlined the Wilson sisters’ toughness and determination. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose traits resonate throughout Dreamboat Annie, which kicks off with the spellbinding “Magic Man.” Released in advance of the LP as the quartet’s second single, the Wilson sisters’ anthem partially doubles as an autobiographical tale based on Ann Wilson’s then-relationship with band manager Michael Fisher. His brother, Roger, turns in memorable lead-guitar passages that connect with the song’s funk-laden structures and Ann Wilson’s commanding singing. Mystical, rugged, sensual, persuasive, steady, edgy, well-composed: “Magic Man” possesses a majority of the elements that would define Heart’s finest songs and, fittingly, stands as the ensemble’s first Top 10 smash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the record’s debut Stateside single, “Crazy on You” didn’t climb quite as high, it cracked the Top 40 and demonstrated the authoritative momentum, melodic build, and contagious crunch that the group was capable of summoning without seemingly breaking a sweat. Heart’s now-trademark acoustic-electric frameworks, Ann Wilson’s ravishing power, and ace timing are all here in spades. Not to be overlooked, the declarative “Sing Child” and strutting “White Lightning \u0026amp; Wine” contain similarly aggressive elements, with the latter combining boogie riffs, cowbell-driven beats, and blustery vocals to remind anyone paying attention that Heart means business. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe band further separated itself from its rock contemporaries via a trove of lighter material. Eclipsing the six-minute mark, “Soul of the Sea” depicts Heart’s ambitious interest in psychedelia, blues, and folk. Heart’s tender side also emerges on the misty ballad “How Deep It Goes,” a prime example of Ann Wilson’s penchant to deliver softness with the same penchant she does heaviness — and a standout for Nancy Wilson’s prowess on guitar. Both sisters similarly shine on the crossover “(Love Me Like Music) I’ll Be Your Song,” whose mix of vulnerability, strings, and handclaps signal the extraordinary vision Heart had from the start. Decades later, it all sounds better than ever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Magic Man\u003cbr\u003e2. Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)\u003cbr\u003e3. Crazy on You\u003cbr\u003e4. Soul of the Sea\u003cbr\u003e5. Dreamboat Annie\u003cbr\u003e6. White Lightning \u0026amp; Wine\u003cbr\u003e7. (Love Me Like Music) I’ll Be Your Song\u003cbr\u003e8. Sing Child\u003cbr\u003e9. How Deep It Goes\u003cbr\u003e10. 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