The Road Home (Heart album)

The Road Home
The Road Home
Video by Heart
Released	1995
Recorded	May 12, 1995
Venue	Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	88:58
Label	Capitol
Director	Joel Gallen
Producer	Douglas C. Forbes
Heart video chronology

The Road Home
The Road Home
Live album by Heart
Released	August 29, 1995
Recorded	August 12–16, 1994
Venue	Backstage Club, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	74:37
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Paul Jones
Heart chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
Q	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

The Road Home, a live album released in 1995, is the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style in their home city of Seattle. The setlist contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Dreamboat Annie", "Alone", "Barracuda".

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"	Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson	3:35
2.	"Dog and Butterfly"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis	6:00
3.	"(Up On) Cherry Blossom Road" (previously unreleased)	Amy Sky	5:04
4.	"Back to Avalon"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Kit Hain	3:55
5.	"Alone"	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	4:45
6.	"These Dreams"	Bernie Taupin, Martin Page	5:20
7.	"Love Hurts" (previously unreleased)	Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant	4:30
8.	"Straight On"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis	5:10
9.	"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"	Robert John "Mutt" Lange	3:40
10.	"Crazy on You"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson	5:13
11.	"Seasons" (previously unreleased)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	3:40
12.	"River" (previously unreleased)	Joni Mitchell	3:40
13.	"Barracuda"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Roger Fisher, Michael DeRosier	4:40
14.	"Dream of the Archer" (includes uncredited excerpt of "Sylvan Song" during the intro)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher	5:37
15.	"The Road Home" (unlisted bonus track, previously unreleased)	A. Wilson	4:35
16.	"Never" (Japanese edition bonus track)	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Greg Bloch, Holly Knight	5:19

VHS track listing

unlisted introduction interview with Ann & Nancy Wilson
"River"
"Dog and Butterfly"
"(Up on) Cherry Blossom Road"
"Back to Avalon"
"Alone"
"These Dreams"
"Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"
"Seasons"
"Dream of the Archer"
"Love Alive"
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
"Straight On"
"Mistral Wind" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher)
"Barracuda"
"Love Hurts"
"Crazy on You"
"The Road Home"

DVD bonus material

The Road Home – electronic press kit
"Crazy on You" – live from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
"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
John Paul Jones – piano, 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

^ Stephen Thomas, Erlewine. "Heart - The Road Home review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
^ Eddy, Chuck (September 8, 1995). "Music Review: 'The Road Home' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
^ "Heart - Road Home CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
^ Cross, Charles (July 2018). "The home stretch". Classic Rock. No. 250. p. 66.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2786". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Heart – The Road Home". Recording Industry Association of America.

[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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. 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 & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

[5] Cross, Charles (July 2018). "The home stretch". Classic Rock. No. 250. p. 66.

[group=-6] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2786". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.

[JPN-7] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Billboard200_Heart-8] "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, May 2023.

[United_StatesHeartThe_Road_HomealbumCertRef-9] "American album certifications – Heart – The Road Home". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Steve Fossen Roger Fisher Howard Leese Mark Andes Denny Carmassi Fernando Saunders Scott Olson Mike Inez Darian Sahanaja Gilby Clarke
Studio albums	Dreamboat Annie Magazine Little Queen Dog & Butterfly Bébé le Strange Private Audition Passionworks Heart Bad Animals Brigade Desire Walks On Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas Jupiters Darling Red Velvet Car Fanatic Beautiful Broken
Live albums	Greatest Hits/Live Rock the House Live! The Road Home Alive in Seattle Dreamboat Annie Live Live in Atlantic City
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits/Live These Dreams: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1985–1995 The Essential Heart Love Songs Strange Euphoria
Singles	"Magic Man" "Crazy on You" "Dreamboat Annie" "Barracuda" "Little Queen" "Kick It Out" "Heartless" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Without You" "Even It Up" "Bebe le Strange" "Tell It Like It Is" "Unchained Melody" "This Man Is Mine" "City's Burning" "How Can I Refuse?" "Allies" "What About Love" "Never" "These Dreams" "Nothin' at All" "If Looks Could Kill" "Alone" "Who Will You Run To" "There's the Girl" "I Want You So Bad" "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" "I Didn't Want to Need You" "Stranded" "Secret" "You're the Voice" "Black on Black II" "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" "The Woman in Me" "Stairway to Heaven" "All Through the Night"
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