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WTF + 4 available at iTunes and right here in the Music Shop courtesy of Amazon.

1. WTF
2. Sand
3. Barracuda (live at the Experience Music Project)
4. Alone (live at the Experience Music Project)
5. Crazy on You (live at the Experience Music Project)

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U.S. syndicated radio show InTheStudio celebrates HEART ‘85. Show producer and host Redbeard looks back at the album that ushered HEART into the video age with some of their most mass appeal songs ever. Ann and Nancy Wilson give great insight into this time in Heart’s history. This show airs broadcast week of JUNE 7th.

To find out where to listen or to listen ONLINE visit, www.inthestudio.net

Hot off the press!! New HEART album, “Red Velvet Car“, available August 31st, 2010.

Legacy Recordings Announces the Release of Heart’s Red Velvet Car, the First New Studio Album in Six Years From Ann & Nancy Wilson, Available Everywhere Tuesday, August 31

Legacy Recasting Classic Heart Catalog For New Physical & Digital Editions

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings proudly announces the release of Red Velvet Car, the first new studio album in six years from the groundbreaking Seattle-based band Heart, available everywhere on Tuesday, August 31.

The release of Red Velvet Car heralds Legacy’s forthcoming reissues of the classic Heart catalog in new physical and digital editions.

For their first new album since 2004’s Jupiter’s Darling, the first ladies of arena rock took an acoustic approach to a collection of songs inspired by the world around them, arranged for an assortment of strings including guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle, viola, cello and autoharp, all played by Nancy Wilson and the album’s producer, Grammy winner Ben Mink.

Nine of the album’s songs were written for, and appear for the first time on Red Velvet Car. The album’s closer, “Sand,” is a newly recorded version of a song originally written and recorded by the Lovemongers, Ann and Nancy’s 1990’s acoustic side project.

Tracks on Red Velvet Car include “Death Valley,” “Safronia’s Mark,” “Red Velvet Car,” “Queen City,” “Sunflower,” “Wheels,” “There You Go,” “WTF,” “Hey You” and “Sand.”

Red Velvet Car marks the return of Heart to the Sony Music Entertainment family. Heart’s last Sony-related release was 1983’s Passionworks on Epic Records.

“It feels good to have Sony Music holding our new baby. It’s sort of like coming home, since we worked with them on Little Queen, Dog and Butterfly, Bebe le Strange, Private Audition and Passionworks, among others,” said Ann Wilson. “We’re excited about taking it on the road. A fresh sound with all the original Heart magic.”

“This album feels so right for the times,” said Nancy Wilson. “We can’t wait to share this one with the world!”

Heart will be performing songs from Red Velvet Car, as well as classics from the band’s repertoire, at selected Lilith Fair dates and in headline concerts across the U.S. and Canada from July through September. Tour details available on the Heart website.

Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the ’70s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” ‘Straight On,” “Even It Up,” “Kick It Out” and so many more. Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs, and played the instruments too, making them the first women in rock to do so. Heart continued topping the charts through the ’80s and into the ’90s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “Never,” and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters’ enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold more than 30 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and had a profound influence on rock music.

www.legacyrecordings.com

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It’s now officially confirmed “Red Velvet Car“, the new album from HEART, gets it’s release on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010.

Sue Ennis (longtime writer for Heart and member of The Lovemongers) wrote this:

I just heard the new album this week. I wanted to drop by and tell you all that: IT IS MIND BLOWING. All you need to know is that your July (release time) is going to be a euphoric month as you play this record over and over. Speaking as a fan, I think there are at least new 4 songs that rank among the best songs the band has ever recorded.

It’s the right album at the right time and I’m completely out-of-my-mind-in-love with the songs and the production. BTW, I only had a very, very tiny hand in the album so it’s OK if I rave about it Still doubtful? I have NEVER before freaked out about work my friends have done but I’m stepping out in public this time. (Check me out on Twitter!)

Longtime fans: your dreams have been answered. New fans: you’re in for something very special.

Mind blowing!

From Sue’s Twitter: @SueEnnis

Nice to hear what Mink has done with old chestnut “Sand” (from Lovemonger days) on the new album. He pierced through to the heart.