The Essential Heart

The Essential Heart
Greatest hits album by Heart
Released	November 26, 2002
Recorded	1975–1995
Genre	Hard rock folk rock power pop pop rock
Length	157:44
Label	Sony Music Epic Capitol Legacy
Producer	Mike Flicker Ron Nevison Keith Olsen Richie Zito Duane Baron John Purdell John Paul Jones Heart
Heart chronology
Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas (2001) The Essential Heart (2002) Alive in Seattle (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Uncut	[2]
The Music Box	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

The Essential Heart is a compilation album released by the American rock band Heart in 2002, part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. The collection spans the band's history from 1975 through 1995. In 2008, the album was re-released with an added third disc of songs.^{[citation needed]}. In June 2011 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[5]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Crazy on You" – 4:54
2. "Magic Man" – 5:30
3. "Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)" – 3:49
4. "Barracuda" – 4:23
5. "Little Queen" – 5:13
6. "Kick It Out" – 2:46
7. "Love Alive" – 4:25
8. "Heartless" – 5:00
9. "Straight On" – 5:06
10. "Dog & Butterfly" – 5:21
11. "Silver Wheels" – 1:25
12. "Even It Up" – 5:12
13. "Rock and Roll (Live)" – 5:57
14. "Tell It Like It Is" (Edit) – 3:55
15. "Unchained Melody (Live)" – 4:32
16. "This Man Is Mine" – 3:06
17. "How Can I Refuse?" – 3:54
18. "Allies" – 4:41

Disc 2

1. "What About Love" – 3:41
2. "Never" (Original Version) – 4:04
3. "These Dreams" – 4:14
4. "Nothin' at All" (Original Version) – 4:13
5. "If Looks Could Kill" – 3:43
6. "Alone" – 3:40
7. "Who Will You Run To" – 4:06
8. "There's the Girl" – 3:51
9. "I Want You So Bad" – 4:19
10. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" – 5:07
11. "Wild Child" – 4:29 (Romeo's Daughter cover)
12. "I Didn't Want to Need You" – 4:07
13. "Stranded" – 3:56
14. "Secret" – 4:14
15. "You're the Voice" (live) – 5:07
16. "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" – 4:28
17. "Black on Black II" – 3:53
18. "Ring Them Bells" featuring Layne Staley (of Alice in Chains) – 3:51
19. "The Road Home" (live) (edit) – 3:34

Disc 3 [Limited Edition 3.0 version only]

1. "Sylvan Song" - 2:12
2. "Dream of the Archer" - 4:31
3. "Bebe le Strange" - 3:40
4. "Mistral Wind" (live) - 7:15
5. "Hit Single" - 2:35
6. "Strange Euphoria" - 2:45
7. "City's Burning" - 4:25
8. "Strong, Strong Wind" - 4:28

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
NZ Recorded Music NZ[6]	15

References

1. Campbell, Al. The Essential Heart at AllMusic
2. "Heart - The Essential Heart Album Review" at Uncut
3. Metzger, John (December 2002). "Heart The Essential Heart". The Music Box. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
4. Heart - The Essential Heart at Sputnikmusic
5. "RIAA – Searchable Database: The Essential Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
6. NZ Charts – Heart – The Essential Heart