Heart — Soul Of The Sea/Dreamboat Annie
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Today you turned around my heart's call
This tiny life ain't been strangled after all
Time, time, time, time
Never ask what's become of us
Just dedicate your sorrow
Here and now
To the soul of the sea
And me
Rushin' to me
You turned around my song's call
You dreamer in the sand
You just lie there laughing 'til the fall
Kindest lover, I can't stay alone tonight
Come on, bring me all your love
Here and now
Come rushin' to me
Wake up late without a smile
Telephone rings, you run like a child
On the street into the day
The people I meet have nothing to say
No smile, no sorrow
No laughter, no tomorrow
They talk hen to hen
They talk about their men
And they practice all the tricks for them
Too soon nightime coming on
Deep in the darkness feeling alone
No rain, no seed
No dreams, no silence
Far away today
Mama ocean hold me to you
Come on, rock me on your waves
Tell me, is it all true?
Time, time, time, time
Never ask what's become of us
Dedicate your sorrow
Here and now
To the soul of the sea
---
Heading out this morning into the sun
Riding on the diamond waves, little darlin' one
Warm wind caress her
Her lover it seems
Oh, Annie
Dreamboat Annie, ship of dreams
Oh, Annie
Dreamboat Annie, little ship of dreams
Going down the city sidewalk alone in the crowd
No one knows the lonely one whose head's in the clouds
Sad faces painted over with those magazine smiles
Heading out to somewhere won't be back for a while
Won't be back for a while
Won't be back
Won't be back
This tiny life ain't been strangled after all
Time, time, time, time
Never ask what's become of us
Just dedicate your sorrow
Here and now
To the soul of the sea
And me
Rushin' to me
You turned around my song's call
You dreamer in the sand
You just lie there laughing 'til the fall
Kindest lover, I can't stay alone tonight
Come on, bring me all your love
Here and now
Come rushin' to me
Wake up late without a smile
Telephone rings, you run like a child
On the street into the day
The people I meet have nothing to say
No smile, no sorrow
No laughter, no tomorrow
They talk hen to hen
They talk about their men
And they practice all the tricks for them
Too soon nightime coming on
Deep in the darkness feeling alone
No rain, no seed
No dreams, no silence
Far away today
Mama ocean hold me to you
Come on, rock me on your waves
Tell me, is it all true?
Time, time, time, time
Never ask what's become of us
Dedicate your sorrow
Here and now
To the soul of the sea
---
Heading out this morning into the sun
Riding on the diamond waves, little darlin' one
Warm wind caress her
Her lover it seems
Oh, Annie
Dreamboat Annie, ship of dreams
Oh, Annie
Dreamboat Annie, little ship of dreams
Going down the city sidewalk alone in the crowd
No one knows the lonely one whose head's in the clouds
Sad faces painted over with those magazine smiles
Heading out to somewhere won't be back for a while
Won't be back for a while
Won't be back
Won't be back
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Cut & paste from various Wikipedia articles:
After Dreamboat Annie became a million seller, Mushroom took out a full-page ad in the December 30, 1976, issue of Rolling Stone magazine touting the band's success, using the headline "Million to One Shot Sells a Million". The ad looked like the front page of the tabloid newspaper National Enquirer and included a photo from the Dreamboat Annie cover shoot. The caption read: "Heart's Wilson Sisters Confess: 'It Was Only Our First Time!'".
In an interview that appeared in the July 28, 1977 issue of Rolling Stone, the sisters cited this advertisement as a key reason for their decision to leave Mushroom Records. (Ann and Nancy appeared on the cover of that issue of Rolling Stone as well.) Heart broke its contract with Mushroom and signed a contract with CBS subsidiary Portrait Records, resulting in a prolonged legal battle with [Shelly] Siegel [Mushroom Vice-president and creative director].
Siegel moved to the L.A. office, but suddenly died due to an aneurysm on 17 January 1979.
Awesome!! Love it.
Recorded at our Mushroom Studios!
Ihatethissong wrote:
46 years on, still a winner.
2 years later and I love this song more than ever.
to me, it is epic
to me, it is epic
46 years on, still a winner.
This is such a cool mix and a pleasure to listen to. There are three versions of "Dreamboat Annie" on the album, and this one I think is superior. The one that segues into "Crazy on You" is also nice. The whole album is a delight to listen to for a bit of 70's back-flashing.
First major album recorded at our studio, Mushroom Studios in Vancouver - and one of the truly great ones!
She was a catch and release. Sigh.
More Heart please.....like a whole bunch!!!
That is horrible. They played at my high school when I was a kid... overrated imho.
44 years later and I love this song more than ever. Epic. 
Ihatethissong wrote:
2 years later and I love this song more than ever.
to me, it is epic
Ihatethissong wrote:
2 years later and I love this song more than ever.
to me, it is epic
Takes me away from the the sadness in my heart right now. Thank you Heart.
Years ago in Seattle when the EMP still held musical events, Heart and others performed one night. No seats only standing room. I looked back to a private balcony and saw Paul Allen standing there with a few friends. It was a great concert in a relatively small venue.
This is so beautiful and relaxing to listen to in an otherwise stressful life, of late. And Heart is so talented. This is yet another example of their virtuosity in addition to their hit songs.
Queue wrote:
Bob Ross would be proud!
A close friend of mine had a cabin on the river in the town next to where we grew up. We often stole away to the cabin to get away from parents. This was one of the few albums that "lived" there at the cabin, likely left behind by his older sister. We listened to this a lot, and it never got old...
Great songs!
Great songs!
Bob Ross would be proud!
jsd52756 wrote:
I was going to say the same thing... the sound quality on this is very, very clear.
My old Sansui 8080 receiver, Pioneer CX90 speakers and most folks swore it was our house phone ringing when Ann sings "Telephone Rings". Also the typewriter in the backround is kinda cool. Great piece of vinyl mastering.
-John
-John
I was going to say the same thing... the sound quality on this is very, very clear.
Gosh how many songs is this?! ;)
such yummy memories conjured by this
The cool thing about this album is that there are three different arrangements of "Dreamboat Annie."
Used to date a woman named Anne, and I would call her Dreamboat Annie, Ship of Dreams.
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. What a summer!
My old Sansui 8080 receiver, Pioneer CX90 speakers and most folks swore it was our house phone ringing when Ann sings "Telephone Rings". Also the typewriter in the backround is kinda cool. Great piece of vinyl mastering.
-John
-John
ExploitingChaos wrote:
On a scale of 1-30 it is, ExploitingChaosBoy !
<3
That's a TEN , Billy boy !
That's a TEN , Billy boy !
On a scale of 1-30 it is, ExploitingChaosBoy !
<3
That's a TEN , Billy boy !
That's a TEN , Billy boy !
On_The_Beach wrote:
A live 1976 version of "Stairway to Heaven" appears on the latest version of Little Queen.
Back during there tour I saw in 1979, the encore was a Zep tune, could have been Stairway, I honestly don't remember.
A live 1976 version of "Stairway to Heaven" appears on the latest version of Little Queen.
Back during there tour I saw in 1979, the encore was a Zep tune, could have been Stairway, I honestly don't remember.
I love that you put these 2 together, I would not mind if you played this everyday, I never tire !!!!
coloradojohn wrote:
Seems like the music and the naughty neighbor girl both pulled on your Heart Strings, CoJo....my similar story is not RP worthy...if/when that female artist's music is heard here I'll fill in the details.
As for the band, Heart was/is a HUGE part of the music history of Seattle. We were all a bit dismayed when Parkers (where Heart was the "house band" for years) was finally torn down....I believe at least once if not twice this club in Seattle's north neighbor, Shoreline, was slatted to be torn down and locals helped stop that from happening. Now I think we have a car dealership on the lot, or maybe it's a cannabis store....oh damn the loss of cultural-historical places. I'm at an 8 on this one with thoughts of going to 9....and as always...Long Live RP!!
I later came to understand true "concept" albums, but at the time, and the way this sounded to me and the neighbor girl, 2 years older and a lot naughtier, this was the definitive drama-filled, musically genius, impeccably produced poetic homage to the vagaries of Love.
Seems like the music and the naughty neighbor girl both pulled on your Heart Strings, CoJo....my similar story is not RP worthy...if/when that female artist's music is heard here I'll fill in the details.
As for the band, Heart was/is a HUGE part of the music history of Seattle. We were all a bit dismayed when Parkers (where Heart was the "house band" for years) was finally torn down....I believe at least once if not twice this club in Seattle's north neighbor, Shoreline, was slatted to be torn down and locals helped stop that from happening. Now I think we have a car dealership on the lot, or maybe it's a cannabis store....oh damn the loss of cultural-historical places. I'm at an 8 on this one with thoughts of going to 9....and as always...Long Live RP!!
Nice find for me! No filter on my cigarette
even when they're not rocking, Heart rocks
Listened to this for 40+ years and still play it regularly. A great song from one of my favourite albums of all time.
Chwkbud wrote:
A live 1976 version of "Stairway to Heaven" appears on the latest version of Little Queen.
Prior to Dreamboat Annie (so, mid 70's), when they played club gigs around US Pacific Northwest and Canada's Pacific Southwest, Heart almost always included covers of Led Zep as part of their song line up. Because they could pull it off.
A live 1976 version of "Stairway to Heaven" appears on the latest version of Little Queen.
ziggytrix wrote:
Yeah, they both mined the same sources. Never more obvious than when they covered Stairway (with Jason Bonham on the drums) at the Kennedy Center Honors, IMO.
Prior to Dreamboat Annie (so, mid 70's), when they played club gigs around US Pacific Northwest and Canada's Pacific Southwest, Heart almost always included covers of Led Zep as part of their song line up. Because they could pull it off
Yeah, they both mined the same sources. Never more obvious than when they covered Stairway (with Jason Bonham on the drums) at the Kennedy Center Honors, IMO.
Prior to Dreamboat Annie (so, mid 70's), when they played club gigs around US Pacific Northwest and Canada's Pacific Southwest, Heart almost always included covers of Led Zep as part of their song line up. Because they could pull it off
A close friend of mine had a cabin on the river in the town next to where we grew up. We often stole away to the cabin to get away from parents. This was one of the few albums that "lived" there at the cabin, likely left behind by his older sister. We listened to this a lot, and it never got old...
Great songs!
Great songs!
Limpopoking wrote:
Yeah, they both mined the same sources. Never more obvious than when they covered Stairway (with Jason Bonham on the drums) at the Kennedy Center Honors, IMO.
Shades of Led Zep 
Yeah, they both mined the same sources. Never more obvious than when they covered Stairway (with Jason Bonham on the drums) at the Kennedy Center Honors, IMO.
A great summer afternoon song.
stands up to the passing of time very well.
Crazy On You was on this album. Now that was a track for the centuries!
Had not heard this song in 15 years I think. Thanks for reminding me!! Love it.
Always a treat to hear the Wilson sisters.
Duc1098 wrote:
KD's voice would be ideal for Dreamboat Annie.
Ann Wilson and KD Lang in the same boat? I'll get me life jacket.
KD's voice would be ideal for Dreamboat Annie.
Ann Wilson and KD Lang in the same boat? I'll get me life jacket.
Where did the time go?
Jelani wrote:
KD's voice would be ideal for Dreamboat Annie.
Why do I imagine KD Lang singing this?...
KD's voice would be ideal for Dreamboat Annie.
Sounds great. Took me back to the beach in Santa Barbara - a little less high this time.
sfyi2001 wrote:
Liquor ?
Pipes?
Liquor ?
Pipes?
Jelani wrote:
Liquor ?
Why do I imagine KD Lang singing this?...
Liquor ?
Why do I imagine KD Lang singing this?...
I later came to understand true "concept" albums, but at the time, and the way this sounded to me and the neighbor girl, 2 years older and a lot naughtier, this was the definitive drama-filled, musically genius, impeccably produced poetic homage to the vagaries of Love.
more like Yes surely
...and me as well. Senior in High School the bicentennial gillespp wrote:
Ah yes, 1976, such a time of my life.
Bert7 wrote:
Holy crap... Bert spotted it too... Hi5 bro
saw them play this on tv last night from a concert a couple of years ago, still rocked it... Led Zepplin anyone?
Holy crap... Bert spotted it too... Hi5 bro
Shades of Led Zep
Can it really be that 41 years have gone by? As timelessly beautiful and sonically transcendent now as ever, in my opinion... Love it!
Their masterpiece. Great album.
ciarataylor wrote:
Laughing so hard. No dear. The singing duo of Heart has been around 40 years maybe? But my could they play and harmonize. Canadian gals.🇨🇦
You will eventually start to recognize when people have their tongue in their cheek here.
Laughing so hard. No dear. The singing duo of Heart has been around 40 years maybe? But my could they play and harmonize. Canadian gals.🇨🇦
You will eventually start to recognize when people have their tongue in their cheek here.
cinzia1026 wrote:
Wow. No Heart, huh ;o) Very sweet stuff to me.
Dreamboat Annie is the only song I can stomach from Heart...
Wow. No Heart, huh ;o) Very sweet stuff to me.
I could never figure out if Grace Slick was doing an Ann Wilson impression or was it the other way around?
Steely_D wrote:
Laughing so hard. No dear. The singing duo of Heart has been around 40 years maybe? But my could they play and harmonize. Canadian gals.🇨🇦
A really bold thing to release at this point. Who ARE these two girls, trying to be Led Zep? What balls.
Laughing so hard. No dear. The singing duo of Heart has been around 40 years maybe? But my could they play and harmonize. Canadian gals.🇨🇦
kylieh wrote:
...and that's a bad thing?
Ack, can't handle it. Reminds me of listening to classic rock radio in Grade 9.
...and that's a bad thing?
I had to miss part of this to get my bubble gum. 
Dreamboat Annie is the only song I can stomach from Heart...
Great to hear this again. Love this album and those around it time-wise. A song for every mood - soft, slow, heavy, wild - it's all there. Thanks for playing it.
thanks for playing this, Bill... a long-time fave
Ack, can't handle it. Reminds me of listening to classic rock radio in Grade 9.
Heart leaves me breathless. I love Heart!
Wow, I gotta change the channel. Circus music to jazz, Oweeee!
Awesome memories!
A really bold thing to release at this point. Who ARE these two girls, trying to be Led Zep? What balls.
WonderLizard wrote:
Anyone remember "Tugboat Annie?"
I like that song, hahahahaha WonderLizard wrote:
Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery
I grew up with that stuff
Don't know how it would play today....thanks for the memory
Anyone remember "Tugboat Annie?"
Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery
I grew up with that stuff
Don't know how it would play today....thanks for the memory
Cool. Heart does prog and then Glen Campbell. 
Anyone remember "Tugboat Annie?"
LinThizzy wrote:
Geoff Foubert
studio perfection....who plays banjo on this?
Geoff Foubert
studio perfection....who plays banjo on this?
That end bit sounded like a Glen Campbell tune.
Love this song! It conjures up memories of smoking cigarettes pilfered from my mom's pack as a crazy teenager. Love the vocals, love the lyrics - love!
cool Heart thank you
I've been listening to several CD lately, forgive me - albums, from the 70's. It occur to me that those musicians were actually ——- musicians. True artists of their instruments as well as good song writing. Rarely found in much of todays pop/rock genre.
Ugh. Again?
What a superbly written & produced album. I was 20 when this came out and I had just purchased a new stereo system. The phone ringing & the typewriter typing sound like they are actually in the room with you. They play this song live so well to this day.
-John
-John
Great Album!
Great stuff
What a great place RadioParadise is! Ahh, delicious bliss, hearing this duo, this divine ebb and flow; it goes into my Heart and Soul...
Bert7 wrote:
Yeah. I see the comparison.
saw them play this on tv last night from a concert a couple of years ago, still rocked it... Led Zepplin anyone?
Yeah. I see the comparison.
saw them play this on tv last night from a concert a couple of years ago, still rocked it... Led Zepplin anyone?
Back in the day, I couldn't turn the channel quick enough when any Heart came on the radio.. but this is really nice to hear.
NICE BILL!! MORE PLEASE, NEVER TOO MUCH HEART!
It is so refreshing to hear something from this album that isn't radio tired. Beautiful.
moodfood wrote:
Amazing vocals indeed. This is simply awesome...
wow what a voice Annie had, and Nancy's harmonies too..
Amazing vocals indeed. This is simply awesome...
Brings back happy memories from those university daze!
Saw them when they were touring for the Little Queen album.
Not sure if it was the enhancements I had that evening , the company I was with or the concert was that good, but it was magical.
Easily In the top 5 concerts I've been to, performance, sound, everything just came together.
Went to another of their concerts about 5 years later, it was OK but they seemed bored. Still a good concert, but I had the earlier concert to compare it to.
Memories........
Not sure if it was the enhancements I had that evening , the company I was with or the concert was that good, but it was magical.
Easily In the top 5 concerts I've been to, performance, sound, everything just came together.
Went to another of their concerts about 5 years later, it was OK but they seemed bored. Still a good concert, but I had the earlier concert to compare it to.
Memories........
wow what a voice Annie had, and Nancy's harmonies too..
OceanBlue wrote:
Bingo!
This is how a banjo can be understated and tastefully done. Take lessons, Mumford.
Bingo!
Hard to believe this is 40 years old......it has aged well IMO
Simply outstanding album.
Ah yes, 1976, such a time of my life.
Love this Album!This is how a banjo can be understated and tastefully done. Take lessons, Mumford.
Damn!! not heard Soul Of the Sea in close to 40 years! it was one of my first albums.. bought it not long after I bought Joni's "Blue" and Loggins & Messina's "Full Sail"..
Crazy for You was the big hit on the album but I think I wore out the Soul Of the Sea tracks on the LP after about a year!!
Thanks for this.. just went to iTunes and bought this classic
Crazy for You was the big hit on the album but I think I wore out the Soul Of the Sea tracks on the LP after about a year!!
Thanks for this.. just went to iTunes and bought this classic
lkovathana wrote:
Yes, that has been true far too often, but generally not if the song was written by a woman (or two women, as is the case with this song). It is a good tune.
Dreamboat Annie - should be hailed as ahead of its time. Most songs where the subject is female, the woman is painted as a harlot or whose relevance is as one half of a romantic couple. Also just a nice song. Thanks for playing it.
Yes, that has been true far too often, but generally not if the song was written by a woman (or two women, as is the case with this song). It is a good tune.
Yes, thank you. Love Heart.
Dreamboat Annie - should be hailed as ahead of its time. Most songs where the subject is female, the woman is painted as a harlot or whose relevance is as one half of a romantic couple. Also just a nice song. Thanks for playing it.
coloradojohn wrote:
The fishing hole?! Christ, is that you, Opie?
(I jest, C-John; it all sounds awesome.)
Wow, this magical beat, these enchanting vixens' voices, that incredible liquid bass, and that precise, ringing guitar grabbed my heart and made me think of times spent listening to it in its early days that marked my days falling in love with the long-legged basketball star older girl next door and my nights visiting her in her room, trying not to wake her parents, oh, the summer days, oh, the summer nights, and Heart was The Soundtrack of the Times, for the long country drives, the leisurely picnics, the fishing hole, the canoe trips, the camping weekends, the Endless Frisbee and Weed and Beer bliss... I'm really digging hearing it play on through now as we used to!
The fishing hole?! Christ, is that you, Opie?
(I jest, C-John; it all sounds awesome.)
<3
Wow, this magical beat, these enchanting vixens' voices, that incredible liquid bass, and that precise, ringing guitar grabbed my heart and made me think of times spent listening to it in its early days that marked my days falling in love with the long-legged basketball star older girl next door and my nights visiting her in her room, trying not to wake her parents, oh, the summer days, oh, the summer nights, and Heart was The Soundtrack of the Times, for the long country drives, the leisurely picnics, the fishing hole, the canoe trips, the camping weekends, the Endless Frisbee and Weed and Beer bliss... I'm really digging hearing it play on through now as we used to!
Nice to see this in rotation. New, old stuff.
i love this.
Alexandra wrote:
They always did killer cover versions of Zep tunes. Usually as encores.
This one really sounds like she was emulating Robert Plant big time. Love the Heart....especially Dreamboat Annie!
They always did killer cover versions of Zep tunes. Usually as encores.
ShaunJ wrote:
Ah yes, Mushroom Studios in False Creek.
It thrived for years but finally shut down a few years back (moved to To.?).
They did a great job with this album; very clean sound with punchy bass.
I remember when Heart was just breaking into the music scene. They were recording their first album in Vancouver and renting a house in my neighbourhood. I would see them hanging out in the local music store occasionally. The Wilson sisters were very easy on the eyes for a young teenage boy. 
Ah yes, Mushroom Studios in False Creek.
It thrived for years but finally shut down a few years back (moved to To.?).
They did a great job with this album; very clean sound with punchy bass.
Heart was my first concert. My best friend Tom and I saw Heart at Stabler Arena (Lehigh University in Bethleham, PA). We were in high school. I remember buying the tickets in the back of a Sears department store at a Ticketron. Many shows later and he is still my best friend.
Spots_Stew wrote:
I remember when Heart was just breaking into the music scene. They were recording their first album in Vancouver and renting a house in my neighbourhood. I would see them hanging out in the local music store occasionally. The Wilson sisters were very easy on the eyes for a young teenage boy.
This track took me waaay back! Was hesitant to see them when they toured summer 2014 but I have to admit they were excellent. Ann and Nancy still have beautiful, strong voices and know how to rock. Glad they are FINALLY in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame!
I remember when Heart was just breaking into the music scene. They were recording their first album in Vancouver and renting a house in my neighbourhood. I would see them hanging out in the local music store occasionally. The Wilson sisters were very easy on the eyes for a young teenage boy.
Brilliant! great long set you've got running, thank you! : )
THANK YOU for playing this selection!!! and for not cutting them up! I LOVE Heart! Thank you again!
They've done an awful lot of stuff over the years, but this one, their first, still holds a special place in my collection.
xtalman wrote:
Exactly what I was thinking. This is very nice.
Forgot how much I loved this tune and album. Been a looonnnnnggggg time since I heard it. 
Exactly what I was thinking. This is very nice.
xtalman wrote:
No kidding, it was a favorite of mine that year.
Forgot how much I loved this tune and album. Been a looonnnnnggggg time since I heard it.
No kidding, it was a favorite of mine that year.
This one really sounds like she was emulating Robert Plant big time. Love the Heart....especially Dreamboat Annie!
for a split second, thought it was zepplin...
Forgot how much I loved this tune and album. Been a looonnnnnggggg time since I heard it.
For me the definition of guilty pleasure. Thanks for playing this jem.
This track took me waaay back! Was hesitant to see them when they toured summer 2014 but I have to admit they were excellent. Ann and Nancy still have beautiful, strong voices and know how to rock. Glad they are FINALLY in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame!
so much fun to play the "my favorite" mix and things like this pop up.